Ariel, 1854
Type: Sloop ; Armament 9
Launched : 11 Jul 1854 ; Disposal date or year : 1865
BM: 486 tons
Propulsion: Screw
Machinery notes: 60 h.p.
Notes:

21 Jul and 22 Sep 1851 From the memoranda of the Superintendent of Pembroke portions of the frames of the "Enchantress," the " Falcon," and the "Harrier" No. 1, then lying in Pembroke Dockyard in a converted state, were ordered to be appropriated for building the "Swallow" of 484 tons, the "Ariel" of 486 tons, the "Harrier" No. 2, of 747 tons, and the "Cura�oa" of 1,569 tons.

2 Apr 1853 date of order for building vessel - 1 of 4 of the Lyra Class, which also included the Ariel, Curlew, and Swallow.

6 Apr 1856 the Ariel and Bustler rendered salvage services to the Eden.

31 Aug 1860 Portsmouth. Commissioned for service on the Cape of Good Hope station.

18 Dec 1860, arrived Madeira, with the Swift, under jury rig, bound for the Cape with the Gorgon as a mooring vessel.

22 Dec 1960, depart Madeira with the Gorgon, before a gale blows in.

1 Jan 1861, has already arrived Porto Grande, St. Vincent, Cape de Verd, when the Gorgon arrives with the Swift.

6 Jan 1861, exercise a tow with the Gorgon as they depart Tarrafal Bay for water.

8 Jan 1961, depart the Cape de Verd Islands.

7 Mar 1861 at the Cape Of Good Hope, when the Gorgon arrives on station.

7 May 1861 arrived at the Comoro Islands from the Cape and departed in company with the Wasp for Port Louis.

5 Apr 1862, detained a slave dhow Name Unknown.

10 Apr 1862, 2 of the ship's boats detain a piratical dhow Name Unknown.

22 Apr 1862 Cdr William C. Chapman apptd. in command.

8 Dec 1862 detained, off the coast of East Africa, a slave dhow Name Unknown, which was subsequently sentenced to be condemned.

11 Dec 1862 detained, off the coast of East Africa, a slave dhow Name Unknown, which was subsequently sentenced to be condemned.

21 Dec 1862 detained, off the coast of East Africa, a slave dhow Name Unknown, which was subsequently sentenced to be condemned.

26 Dec 1862 detained, off the coast of East Africa, a slave dhow Name Unknown, which was subsequently sentenced to be condemned.

12 Feb 1863, at Johanna with the Rapid when the Gorgon arrives.

6 Mar 1863, Gorgon arrives Zanzibar, where she finds the Ariel has already arrived.

6 Mar 1863 detained, off Zanzibar, a slave dhow Name Unknown, which was subsequently sentenced to be condemned.

8 Mar 1863 detained, off the coast of East Africa, a slave dhow Name Unknown, which was subsequently sentenced to be condemned.

31 Mar 1863 detained, off the coast of East Africa, a slave dhow Name Unknown, which was subsequently sentenced to be condemned.

9 Apr 1863 detained, off the coast of East Africa, a slave dhow Name Unknown, which was subsequently sentenced to be condemned.

23 Apr 1863 detained, off the coast of East Africa, a slave dhow Name Unknown, which was subsequently sentenced to be condemned.

22 Sep 1863 detained, off the coast of East Africa, a slave dhow Name Unknown, which was subsequently sentenced to be condemned.

26 Sep 1863 detained, off the coast of East Africa, 2 slave dhows Name Unknown, which was subsequently sentenced to be condemned.

1 Aug 1864 detained in Sierra Leone Harbour the Italian slave vessel Ricardo Schmidt, which was sent for adjudication to Mixed Commission Court at Sierra Leone. and sentenced to be restored to her master.

3 Apr 1864 detained in Lat. 13� 45' S., long. 46� 51' E., the Spanish slave ship America which was sent for adjudication to the British and Spanish Commission Court at Sierra Leone, and sentenced to be condemned.

1 Jan to 1 Dec 1864 Cape of Good Hope and East Indies station. Medical report : fever, and brain disease onboard : number of Cases of Disease and Injury.

1 Dec 1864 Paid off.