Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS ''Ariadne'', after the Greek goddess: * was a 20-gun post ship launched in 1776. She faced in 1778 and forced ''Alfred''s surrender. ''Ariadne'' was rebuilt in 1792 to carry 24 guns, and was sold in 1814. * was an advice boat purchased in 1805. She was renamed HMS ''Dove'' later that year, and HMS ''Flight'' in 1806. She foundered in 1806. * was another 20-gun post ship launched in 1816. She was converted into a coal hulk in 1837 and was sold in 1841. * was an Indian iron paddle sloop launched in 1839 that foundered in 1842. * was a wooden screw frigate launched in 1859. She became part of the shore establishment in 1884, and was renamed in 1905. She was finally sold in 1922. * was a launched in 1898, converted to a minelayer in 1917 and torpedoed and sunk later that year. * was an launched in 1943 and sold for breaking up in 1965. * was a launched in 1971. She was sold to the Chilean Navy in 1992, and renamed ''General Baquedano''. She was decommissioned in 1998 and sunk as a target in 2004.

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