HMS Ariadne (1805)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Ariadne, HMS Dove, and HMS Flight.

History
United Kingdom
Name	Ariadne
Builder	Cowes
Launched	1803
Fate	Sold to the government July 1805
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Ariadne
Acquired	July 1805
Renamed	HMS Dove 1805) HMS Flight (1806)
Fate	Disappeared September 1806
General characteristics
Type	Cutter
Tons burthen	187(bm)
Propulsion	Sail
Armament	6 guns

HMS Ariadne was launched at Cowes in 1803 as the civilian vessel Ariadne. The Royal Navy purchased her in July 1805 as an advice boat and commissioned her under Lieutenant John Wells. It renamed her HMS Dove later that year, and then in 1806 renamed her HMS Flight.

In September 1806 Flight disappeared in the English Channel, and was presumed to have foundered with the loss of all hands.

References

• Hepper, David J. (1994). British Warship Losses in the Age of Sail, 1650–1859. Rotherfield: Jean Boudriot. ISBN 0-948864-30-3.
• Winfield, Rif (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793–1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-246-7.