HMS Trident (1768)
| History | |
|---|---|
 UK | |
| Name | HMS Trident |
| Ordered | 4 December 1762 |
| Builder | Portsmouth Dockyard |
| Launched | 20 April 1768 |
| Fate | Sold out of the service, 1816 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type | Exeter-class ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 136686⁄94 (bm) |
| Length | 158 ft 9 in (48.39 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 44 ft (13 m) |
| Depth of hold | 19 ft 1 in (5.82 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full rigged ship |
| Armament | |
HMS Trident was a 64-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 20 April 1768 at Portsmouth.[1]
For some of the period between 1793 and 1796, she was under the command of Captain Theophilus Jones.[2]
Trident was sold out of the navy in 1816.[1]
Notes
- ^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p178.
- ^ The United Service Magazine. 1836. pp. 95–6. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
References
- Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.
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