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. 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. She was sold in 1908.

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

History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Active
Launched19 July 1845
Renamed
  • HMS Tyne, July 1867
  • HMS Durham, November 1867
FateSold, 1908
General characteristics
Class and typePique-class frigate
Tons burthen1,627 tons bm
Armament36 guns
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