HMS Trepassey (1789)

HMS Trepassey (or Trepassy) was the second vessel of her two vessel class, with both vessels being launched in 1789. John Henslow designed the small sloops for coastal patrol duties off Newfoundland, "to protect the fisheries and inquiring into abuses." In 1793, after the outbreak of the French Revolutionary Wars, she accepted the surrender of Miquelon. This appears to have been the highpoint of her career. She disappears from the records in 1807.

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Trepassey.

Trepassey
History
Great Britain
NameHMS Trepassey
OrderedMay 1789
BuilderLester & Stone, Newfoundland
Launched1789
FateLast listed in 1807
General characteristics
Class and typePlacentia-class sloop
Tons burthen4233⁄94 (bm)
Length
  • 44 ft 7 in (13.6 m) (overall)
  • 35 ft 4+5⁄8 in (10.8 m) (keel)
Beam15 ft 0 in (4.6 m)
Depth of hold8 ft 4 in (2.5 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planSloop
Complement30
Armament4 x ½-pounder swivel guns
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