HMS Trent (1757)
Trent was built to the same design as HMS Carysfort, (pictured)
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| Name: | HMS Trent |
| Ordered: | 5 May 1757 |
| Builder: | Woolwich Dockyard |
| Laid down: | 19 May 1757 |
| Launched: | 31 October 1757 |
| Completed: | 23 November 1757 |
| Commissioned: | September 1757 |
| Fate: | Sold to be taken to pieces at Portsmouth 26 January 1764 |
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| Class and type: | 28-gun Coventry-class sixth-rate frigate |
| Tons burthen: | 587 30⁄94 bm |
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| Beam: | 33 ft 8 in (10.3 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 10 ft 6 in (3.20 m) |
| Sail plan: | Full-rigged ship |
| Complement: | 200 officers and men |
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HMS Trent was a 28-gun Coventry-class sixth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy.
Trent was one of five frigates of the class built of fir rather than oak. Fir was cheaper and more abundant than oak and permitted noticeably faster construction, but at a cost of a reduced lifespan; the four fir-built Coventry-class vessels that did not get captured lasted an average of only nine years before being struck off.
The vessel was named after the River Trent, England's third-longest waterway. In selecting her name the Board of Admiralty continued a tradition dating to 1644 of using geographic features for ship names; overall, ten of the nineteen Coventry-class vessels were named after well-known regions, rivers or towns. With few exceptions the remainder of the class were named after figures from classical antiquity, following a more modern trend initiated in 1748 by John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich in his capacity as First Lord of the Admiralty.
In sailing qualities Trent was broadly comparable with French frigates of equivalent size, but with a shorter and sturdier hull and greater weight in her broadside guns. She was also comparatively broad-beamed with ample space for provisions and the ship's mess, and incorporating a large magazine for powder and round shot. Taken together, these characteristics would enable Trent to remain at sea for long periods without resupply. She was also built with broad and heavy masts, which balanced the weight of her hull, improved stability in rough weather and made her capable of carrying a greater quantity of sail. The disadvantages of this comparatively heavy design were a decline in manoeuvrability and slower speed when sailing in light winds.
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