HMS Trident (1845)

HMS Trident was an iron paddle sloop built for the Royal Navy by Ditchburn & Mare in 1845 at Leamouth, London. She served in the Mediterranean, off West Africa and in the South Atlantic, and was broken up in 1866.

History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Trident
Ordered13 April 1843
BuilderDitchburn & Mare, Leamouth
Costc. £41,366
Laid down1845
Launched16 December 1845
Commissioned8 August 1846
FateBroken up by Castle at Charlton January 1866
General characteristics
TypeThird-class iron paddle sloop
Displacement903 tons
Tons burthen850 26/94 bm
Length
  • 180 ft (55 m) (gundeck)
  • 161 ft 1 in (49.1 m) (keel)
Beam31 ft 6 in (9.6 m)
Draught10 ft 9 in (3.3 m)
Depth of hold17 ft 3 in (5.3 m)
Installed power350 nhp
Propulsion
Speed9.5 knots (17.6 km/h) under steam
Complement135
Armament
  • 2 × 10-inch (85 cwt) guns
  • 2 (later 4) × 32-pounder gunnades
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