British third rate ship of the line 'Trident' (1768)

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Trident342
Nominal Guns64BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat BritainBWAS-1714
OperatorThe Royal NavyBWAS-1714
Ordered1763/02/02BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down1763/10BWAS-1714
Named1763/04/30BWAS-1714
Launched1768/04/20BWAS-1714
First Commissioned1770/10
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardPlymouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
Designed byWilliam Bately BWAS-1714
ConstructorWilliam Pownall BWAS-1714
CategoryThird RateBWAS-1714
Ship TypeShip of the Line BWAS-1714
Sold1816/07/03BWAS-1714

Dimensions
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck159' 0"Imperial Feet48.4632
Length of Keel130' 9"Imperial Feet39.8526
Breadth44' 4"Imperial Feet13.5128
Depth in Hold19' 4"Imperial Feet5.8928
Draught Forward11' 8"Imperial Feet3.556
Draught Aft17' 11"Imperial Feet5.461
Burthen1,366 86⁄94Tons BM 

Armament

1770/10Broadside Weight = 600 Imperial Pound ( 272.1 kg) BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck26British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck10British 9-Pounder
Forecastle2British 9-Pounder
1794Broadside Weight = 678 Imperial Pound ( 307.473 kg) BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck26British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck10British 9-Pounder
Forecastle2British 24-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2British 9-Pounder
Roundhouse6British 18-Pound Carronade
Crew Complement
Date# of MenNotesSource
1762/01/09500Design Complement 
Flag Officers
FromToRankNameSource
1771/051774/09Rear-Admiral of the WhiteSir Peter DenisBWAS-1714
1778/041780CommodoreJohn ElliotBWAS-1714
1795/091795/09Rear-Admiral of the BlueCharles Morice PoleBWAS-1714
18041805Vice-Admiral of the RedPeter RainierBWAS-1714
18121815Rear-Admiral of the RedJohn LaugharneBWAS-1714
Commanders
FromToRankNameSource
1770/101771/05CaptainBroderick HartwellBWAS-1714
1771/051774/09CaptainCharles EllysBWAS-1714
1777/031778/04CaptainJohn ElliotBWAS-1714
1778/04/111780CaptainAnthony James Pye MolloyBWAS-1714
17801781CaptainJohn ThomasBWAS-1714
17811781/09CaptainThomas DumaresqBWAS-1714
1795/041795/11CaptainTheophilius JonesBWAS-1714
1795/111798/06CaptainEdward Oliver OsbornBWAS-1714
1798/061798/06CaptainEdward Michael PakenhamBWAS-1714
1799/061799/10CaptainSimon MillerBWAS-1714
1799/101801/01CaptainJohn Turnor†BWAS-1714
1800/011801CaptainHenry Lidgbird BallBWAS-1714
1801/021801/03CommanderPeter HeywoodBWAS-1714
1801/031801/03CommanderCharles James JohnstonBWAS-1714
1801/061802CommanderGeorge Ralph CollierBWAS-1714
18041805CaptainThomas SurridgeBWAS-1714
18051805/10CaptainBenjamin William PageBWAS-1714
1807/091809CaptainRobert CampbellBWAS-1714
18091815CaptainRichard Budd VincentBWAS-1714
18161816CommanderCharles Hope ReidBWAS-1714
Commissioned Officers
FromToRankNameSource
1794/07/091797/03LieutenantJohn BakerNBD1849
1795/09/231796LieutenantJames John Charles AgassizNBD1849
1812/011812/12Acting LieutenantWilliam Francis BondNBD1849
Warrant Officers
FromToRankNameSource
1798/10/101804/10/10BoatswainWilliam ScarthNAO
Petty Officers
FromToRankNameSource
18031803MidshipmanJohn Reddie BlackNBD1849
Service History
DateEvent Source
1770/11Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
1771/01Completed at Plymouth Dockyard at a cost of £27703.3.10dBWAS-1714
1771/01Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard at a cost of £6498.6.9dBWAS-1714
1771/08/23Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
1772/05Began fitting at UnknownBWAS-1714
1772/07Completed fitting at a cost of £3644.6.8dBWAS-1714
1774/09Paid offBWAS-1714
1775/01fitting at Chatham Dockyard BWAS-1714
1776/10Began small repair at Chatham Dockyard BWAS-1714
1777/03RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1777/06Completed small repair at Chatham Dockyard at a cost of £10070.7.10dBWAS-1714
1778/04/13Sailed for North AmericaBWAS-1714
1778/07/22At Sandy HookBWAS-1714
1778/12/13Sailed for the West IndiesBWAS-1714
1779/07/06Present at the Battle of Grenada 
1780/04/17Present at the Battle of Martinique 
1780/05/15Present at the Action of 1780-05-15 
1780/05/19Present at the Action of 1780-05-19 
1781/07Arrived homeBWAS-1714
1781/09Paid offBWAS-1714
1781/11Began great repair at UnknownBWAS-1714
1783/12Completed great repair at a cost of £25855.4.0dBWAS-1714
1795/02Began fitting at UnknownBWAS-1714
1795/04RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1795/07Completed fitting at a cost of £9708.0.0dBWAS-1714
1796/05/16Sailed for the East IndiesBWAS-1714
1796/08/17At Dutch surrender in Saldanha BayBWAS-1714
1805/10Paid offBWAS-1714
1807/09Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard BWAS-1714
1808/04Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard BWAS-1714
1809At MaltaBWAS-1714
1816/07/03Sold at Malta to Vicenzo Casuli for £1,516.10.0dBWAS-1714

Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
BWAS-1714 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792Rif WinfieldBook
NBD1849 A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849O'BrienDigital Book
NAO The National Archive - Trafalgar AncestorsVariousWeb Site
 
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