HMS Gladiator was a wooden paddle frigate of the Royal Navy.

[1][3] Gladiator was launched on 15 October 1844 in Woolwich.

[1][2] She was stationed in the Black Sea during the Crimean War, but saw no action.

[1] In 1864, whilst in Devonport, Gladiator was reassigned to 'irregular or particular service'.

[1] Her figurehead was preserved in Devonport.