HMS Active (1845)

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

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.

History
United Kingdom
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