HMS Active (1845)

HMS Active was a 36-gun Pique-class fifth-rate frigate launched in 1845, becoming a training ship in 1863 and being renamed HMS Tyne and then HMS Durham in 1867.[1] She was captained by Captain Byles in 1879, when members of the crew appeared on stage at the Lyceum Theatre in the play Jack Crawford by James Roland MacLaren.[2] She was sold in 1908.

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Active.
History
Name: HMS Active
Launched: 19 July 1845[1]
Renamed:
  • HMS Tyne, July 1867
  • HMS Durham, November 1867[1]
Fate: Sold, 1908[1]
General characteristics
Class and type: Pique-class frigate[1]
Tons burthen: 1,627 tons bm[1]
Armament: 36 guns[1]

References
  1. Davis, Peter (2012). "HMS Active". Mid-Victorian RN vessels. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
  2. Royal Lyceum Theater poster promoted by Mr Fred Bond, dated 2 December 1879
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