British Third Rate ship of the line 'Trident' (1768)

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Trident

342
Nominal Guns64BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered2.2.1763BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down10.1763BWAS-1714
Named30.4.1763BWAS-1714
Launched20.4.1768BWAS-1714
First Commissioned20.10.1770BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardPlymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
Designed by
William BatelyBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1741-1755
BWAS-1714
Constructor
William PownallBritish
Ship Builder
BWAS-1714
CategoryThird RateBWAS-1714
Ship TypeShip of the LineBWAS-1714
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1714
Sold3.7.1816BWAS-1714

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck159' 0"Imperial Feet48.4632 
Length of Keel130' 9"Imperial Feet39.6316 
Breadth44' 4"Imperial Feet13.4366 
Depth in Hold19' 4"Imperial Feet5.8025 
Draught Forward11' 8"Imperial Feet3.556 
Draught Aft17' 11"Imperial Feet5.1852 
Burthen1,366 86⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


10.1770Broadside Weight = 600 Imperial Pound ( 272.1 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck26 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck10 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 9-Pounder

1794Broadside Weight = 678 Imperial Pound ( 307.473 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck26 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck10 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 24-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 9-Pounder
Roundhouse6 British 18-Pound Carronade

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
9.1.1762500Design Complement

20 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
20.10.1770 - 21.5.1771Captain
Broderick HartwellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1731-1784
ADM 6/20/303BWAS-171421.5.1771 - 24.9.1774Captain
Charles EllysBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1745-1774
ADM 6/20/377BWAS-171418.3.1777 - 29.4.1777Captain
Robert DigbyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1752-1805
Transfered ADM 6/21/268ADM 6/2129.4.1777 - 11.4.1778Captain
John ElliotBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1746-1808
ADM 6/21/282BWAS-171411.4.1778 - 23.7.1780Captain
Anthony James Pye MolloyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1768-1794
BWAS-171423.7.1780 - 15.11.1780Captain
John ThomasBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1777-1810
Transfered ADM 6/22/466
Issued by
Sir George Brydges Rodney (Baronet )British
Naval Sailor
Service 1740-1782
, Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Confirmed 9.5.1782BWAS-171415.11.1780 - 5.9.1781Captain
Thomas DumaresqBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1741-1801
ADM 6/22/377
Issued by
Sir Peter ParkerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1743-1799
, Jamaica - Greater Antilles
Confirmed 4.12.1781BWAS-171422.11.1790Captain
Edward PakenhamBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1758-1790
ADM 6/24/88ADM 6/245.5.1795 - 11.1795Captain
Theophilus JonesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1778-1825
BWAS-171411.1795 - 6.1798Captain
Edward Oliver OsbornBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1778-1813
BWAS-17146.1799 - 10.1799Captain
Simon MillerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1783-1814
BWAS-171410.1799 - 1.1801Captain
John TurnorBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1779-1801
†BWAS-17141.1800 - 1801Captain
Henry Lidgbird BallBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1778-1814
BWAS-17142.1801 - 3.1801Commander
Peter HeywoodBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1795-1816
BWAS-17143.1801Commander
Charles James JohnstonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1795-1841
BWAS-17141804 - 1805Captain
Thomas SurridgeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1779-1814
BWAS-17141805 - 10.1805Captain
Benjamin William PageBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1778-1841
BWAS-17149.1807 - 1809Captain
Robert CampbellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1815
BWAS-17141809 - 30.9.1809Captain
Richard Budd VincentBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1816
BWAS-171422.1.1816 - 11.5.1816Commander
Charles Hope ReidBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1806-1821
BWAS-1714

5 Flag Officers


DatesRankNameSource
26.5.1771 - 24.9.1774Rear-Admiral of the White
Sir Peter Denis (1st Baronet of St Mary's)British
Naval Sailor
Service 1732-1778
BWAS-171411.4.1778 - 22.5.1779Commodore
John ElliotBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1746-1808
BWAS-17149.1795Rear-Admiral of the Blue
Charles Morice PoleBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1770-1830
BWAS-17141804 - 1805Vice-Admiral of the Red
Peter RainierBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1768-1805
BWAS-17141812 - 1815Rear-Admiral of the Red
John LaugharneBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1776-1816
BWAS-1714

8 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
3.11.1770 - 30.11.1770Third Lieutenant
Tobias FurneauxBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1759-1779
Transfered ADM 6/20/309ADM 6/2021.5.1771 - 24.9.1774Third Lieutenant
Arthur EdwardsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1745-1763
ADM 6/20/377ADM 6/2029.4.1777 - 6.6.1778Fourth Lieutenant
John InglisBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1755-1805
Transfered ADM 6/21/282ADM 6/2122.11.1790 - 30.3.1791First Lieutenant
James CutcliffeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1793
Transfered ADM 6/24/91ADM 6/2422.11.1790 - 31.3.1791Second Lieutenant
Richard PowerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1794
Transfered ADM 6/24/91ADM 6/249.7.1794 - 3.1797Lieutenant
John BakerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1782-1810
NBD184923.9.1795 - 1796Lieutenant
James John Charles AgassizBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1780-1840
NBD18491.1812 - 12.1812Acting Lieutenant
William Francis BondBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1804-1859
NBD1849

2 Warrant Officers


DatesRankNameSource
10.11.1795 - 2.5.1796Master
John TomlinBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1781-1805
ADM 29-110.10.1798 - 10.10.1804Boatswain
William ScarthBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1798-1826
NAO

1 Petty Officer


DatesRatingNameSource
1803Midshipman
John Reddie BlackBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1797-1828
NBD1849

Service History


DateEventSource
11.1770Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
1.1771Completed at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £27703.3.10dBWAS-1714
1.1771Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £6498.6.9dBWAS-1714
23.8.1771Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
5.1772Began fitting at UnknownBWAS-1714
7.1772Completed fitting at a cost of £3644.6.8dBWAS-1714
24.9.1774

Paid off

BWAS-1714
1.1775fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
10.1776Began small repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
3.1777RecommissionedBWAS-1714
6.1777Completed small repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £10070.7.10dBWAS-1714
13.4.1778Sailed for North AmericaBWAS-1714
22.7.1778At Sandy HookBWAS-1714
13.12.1778Sailed for the West IndiesBWAS-1714
6.7.1779Battle of Grenada
17.4.1780Battle of Martinique
15.5.1780Action of March 15 1780
19.5.1780Action of March 19 1780
7.1781Arrived homeBWAS-1714
5.9.1781

Paid off

BWAS-1714
11.1781Began great repair at UnknownBWAS-1714
12.1783Completed great repair at a cost of £25855.4.0dBWAS-1714
2.1795Began fitting at UnknownBWAS-1714
4.1795RecommissionedBWAS-1714
7.1795Completed fitting at a cost of £9708.0.0dBWAS-1714
16.5.1796Sailed for the East IndiesBWAS-1714
17.8.1796At Dutch surrender in Saldanha BayBWAS-1714
10.1805Paid offBWAS-1714
9.1807Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
4.1808Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
1809At MaltaBWAS-1714
3.7.1816Sold at Malta to Vicenzo Casuli for £1,516.10.0dBWAS-1714

 
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