HMS Trident (1845)
| Career (UK) |  |
|---|---|
| Class and type: | Trident-class iron paddle sloop |
| Name: | HMS Trident |
| Ordered: | 13 May 1843 |
| Builder: | Ditchburn & Mare, Leamouth |
| Laid down: | 1845 |
| Launched: | 16 December 1845 |
| Commissioned: | 8 August 1846 |
| Fate: | Broken up by Castle at Charlton January 1866 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 903 tons |
| Tons burthen: | 850 bm |
| Length: | 180 ft (55 m) |
| Beam: | 31 ft 6 in (9.60 m) |
| Draught: | 17 ft 3 in (5.26 m) |
| Propulsion: |
Boulton, Watt & Co two-cylinder (70¾ in diameter, 5 ft stroke) oscillating engines 350 nhp |
| Speed: | 9.5 knots |
| Complement: | 135 |
| Armament: |
Two x 10 in guns Two (later four) x 32pdr gunnades |
HMS Trident was a sloop built for the Royal Navy by Ditchburn & Mare in 1845 at Leamouth, London. [1]
She was a third class iron paddle sloop, and eventually the only ship built to her design, making her a unique class. The builder’s design was approved on 22 August 1843 and Trident was launched on 16 December 1845. Her hull cost £17,000, and her machinery another £17,502. Fitting out was estimated to have cost a further £6,864. Her design was commissioned on 2 August 1842 for a steam yacht to replace HMS Black Eagle, previously HMS Firebrand. Trident was initially rated as a Steam Vessel (SV3) and re-rated as a Second Class sloop on 31 May 1844. She was originally intended to be fitted with a Maudslay 200 nhp side lever engine.
HMS Trident was broken up by Castle at Charlton in January 1866.
References
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: the complete record of all fighting ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham. ISBN 9781861762818. OCLC 67375475.
- Lyon, David and Winfield, Rif, The Sail and Steam Navy List, All the Ships of the Royal Navy 1815-1889, pub Chatham, 2004, ISBN 1-86176-032-9
