HMS Active (1845)

History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Active
Launched	19 July 1845
Renamed	HMS Tyne, July 1867; HMS Durham, November 1867;
Fate	Sold, 1908
General characteristics
Class and type	Pique-class frigate
Tons burthen	1,627 tons bm
Armament	36 guns

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.

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Davis, Peter (2012). "HMS Active". Mid-Victorian RN vessels. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
↑ Royal Lyceum Theater poster promoted by Mr Fred Bond, dated 2 December 1879

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[Davis-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 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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