HMS Gladiator (1844)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Gladiator.

HMS Gladiator was a wooden paddle frigate of the Royal Navy.^[1][2][3] She was launched in 1844, and scrapped in 1879.^[1][3]

Drawing of HMS Gladiator
History
United Kingdom
Name	Gladiator
Launched	15 October 1844
Fate	Scrapped, 1879
General characteristics
Type	Paddle frigate
Displacement	1,960 long tons (1,990 t)
Propulsion	Paddle wheels
Armament	6 guns

Service history

Gladiator was launched on 15 October 1844 in Woolwich.^[1][2] She was stationed in the Black Sea during the Crimean War, but saw no action.^[1] In 1864, whilst in Devonport, Gladiator was reassigned to 'irregular or particular service'.^[2] She was decommissioned and broken up for scrap in 1879.^[1] Her figurehead was preserved in Devonport.^[3]