HMS Ariadne (1898)

Coordinates: 50°39′18″N 0°17′28″E / 50.655°N 0.291°E / 50.655; 0.291
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Ariadne.

HMS Ariadne
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Ariadne
BuilderJ&G Thompson, Clydebank
Laid down29 October 1896
Launched22 April 1898
ChristenedLady Balfour of Burleigh
ReclassifiedMinelayer, March 1917
FateSunk by UC-65, 26 July 1917
General characteristics
Class and typeDiadem-class protected cruiser
Displacement11,000 long tons (11,177 t)
Length
  • 435 ft (133 m)
  • (462 ft 6 in (140.97 m) o/a)
Beam69 ft (21 m)
Draught25 ft 6 in (7.77 m)
Installed power16,500–18,000 ihp (12,300–13,400 kW)
Propulsion
Speed20–20.5 knots (37.0–38.0 km/h; 23.0–23.6 mph)
Complement760
Armament
Armour
breech
is open, and sailors are holding the rammer, projectile, and propellant casings.

HMS Ariadne was a

German submarine UC-65 (Otto Steinbrinck
) on 26 July 1917.

Service history

Ariadne was built by J&G Thompson of Clydebank and launched on 22 April 1898, when she was named by Lady Balfour of Burleigh, wife of Lord Balfour of Burleigh, who served as Secretary of State for Scotland.[1]

North Atlantic service

In March 1902 she was ordered to prepare for service on the

St. John's, Newfoundland, Quebec City and Charlottetown.[7][8] In November the same year, she visited the Bermuda headquarters of the station and Trinidad.[9]

Ariadne took part in the naval blockade of Venezuelan ports during the Venezuelan crisis of 1902–1903.

Notes

  1. ^ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 35498. London. 23 April 1898. p. 12.
  2. ^ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36724. London. 25 March 1902. p. 9.
  3. ^ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36787. London. 6 June 1902. p. 11.
  4. ^ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36754. London. 29 April 1902. p. 7.
  5. ^ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36811. London. 4 July 1902. p. 8.
  6. ^ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36822. London. 17 July 1902. p. 9.
  7. ^ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36845. London. 13 August 1902. p. 8.
  8. ^ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36863. London. 3 September 1902. p. 4.
  9. ^ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36945. London. 8 December 1902. p. 11.

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