| Trent | 7196 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 36 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | BWAS-1793 | |
| Operator | The Royal Navy | BWAS-1793 | |
| Ordered | 1795/01/24 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Keel Laid Down | 1795/03 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Launched | 1796/02/24 | BWAS-1793 | |
| How acquired | Purpose built | BWAS-1793 | |
| Shipyard | Woolwich Dockyard | BWAS-1793 | |
| Ship Class | Amazon Class | BWAS-1793 | |
| Designed by | William Rule | BWAS-1793 | |
| Constructor | John Tovery | BWAS-1793 | |
| Category | Fifth Rate | BWAS-1793 | |
| Ship Type | Frigate | BWAS-1793 | |
| Broken Up | 1823/02 | BWAS-1793 | |
Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | BWAS-1793 |
| Length of Gundeck | 143' 0" | Imperial Feet | Length of Keel | 119' 6" | Imperial Feet | Breadth | 38' 2" | Imperial Feet | Depth in Hold | 13' 6" | Imperial Feet | Draught Forward | 9' 0" | Imperial Feet | 2.7432 | Draught Aft | 14' 0" | Imperial Feet | 4.2672 | Burthen | 925 87⁄94 | Tons BM |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1796/02/24 | Broadside Weight = 407 Imperial Pound ( 184.5745 kg) | BWAS-1793 | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 26 | British 18-Pounder | ||
| Quarterdeck | 6 | British 32-Pound Carronade | ||
| Quarterdeck | 8 | British 9-Pounder | ||
| Forecastle | 2 | British 9-Pounder | ||
| Forecastle | 2 | British 32-Pound Carronade | ||
| Crew Complement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | # of Men | Notes | Source |
| 1794/05 | 264 | Design Complement | |
| Flag Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1803 | 1804 | Admiral of the Blue | Alan Gardner | BWAS-1793 |
| 1805 | 1805 | Rear-Admiral of the White | William O'Bryen Drury | BWAS-1793 |
| 1806 | 1806 | Admiral of the White | Lord Alan Gardner | BWAS-1793 |
| 1807 | 1810 | Vice-Admiral of the White | James Hawkins Whitshed | BWAS-1793 |
| 1811 | 1812 | Vice-Admiral of the Red | Edward Thornbrough | BWAS-1793 |
| 1814 | 1815 | Admiral of the Blue | Herbert Sawyer | BWAS-1793 |
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1796/03 | 1796/09 | Captain | Edward Bowater | BWAS-1793 |
| 1796/09 | 1796/09 | Captain | John Gore | BWAS-1793 |
| 1796/09 | 1797/10 | Captain | Edward Bowater | BWAS-1793 |
| 1797/10 | 1798/06/12 | Captain | Richard Bagot† | BWAS-1793 |
| 1798/06/12 | 1800/10 | Captain | Robert Waller Otway | BWAS-1793 |
| 1800/10 | 1802/01 | Captain | Sir Edward Hamilton | BWAS-1793 |
| 1802/02 | 1802/07 | Captain | Charles Brisbane | BWAS-1793 |
| 1802/07 | 1803 | Captain | Isaac Wolley | BWAS-1793 |
| 1803 | 1803/06 | Captain | James Katon | BWAS-1793 |
| 1803/10 | 1810 | Commander | Walter Grossett | BWAS-1793 |
| 1811 | 1813/12 | Commander | Thomas Young | BWAS-1793 |
| 1813/12 | 1815 | Commander | George Ourry Lempriere | BWAS-1793 |
| Commissioned Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1808 | 1808 | Lieutenant | Nicholas Alexander | NBD1849 |
| 1818/01/14 | 1818/11/14 | Lieutenant | John Franklin | NAO |
| Warrant Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1798/09/11 | 1800 | Master | Flowers Beckett | NBD1849 |
| Petty Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1802/01 | 1803 | Midshipman | Edward Boxer | NBD1849 |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1797/06/27 | Took the Privateer Le Poisson Volant off Yarmouth | |
| 1797/11 | Sailed for the Leeward Islands | BWAS-1793 |
| 1799/02 | Took the Privateer Peñada | |
| 1801/04/20 | Took the Privateer Le Renard | |
| 1802/02/13 | Sailed for Jamaica | BWAS-1793 |
| 1803/06 | Re-classed as a UnratedHospital Ship | |
| 1803/06 | Began fitting as an Hospital Ship at Plymouth Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1803/08 | Completed fitting as an Hospital Ship at Plymouth Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Description | Author | Type |
| BWAS-1793 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793 - 1817 | Rif Winfield | Book |
| NBD1849 | A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849 | O'Brien | Digital Book |
| NAO | The National Archive - Trafalgar Ancestors | Various | Web Site |