HMS Triton (1773)

HMS Triton was a modified Mermaid-class sixth-rate 28-gun frigate of the Royal Navy.

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

History
Great Britain
NameHMS Triton
Ordered25 December 1770
BuilderHenry Adams, Bucklers Hard
Laid downFebruary 1771
Launched1 October 1773
Completed4 November 1775 at Portsmouth Dockyard
CommissionedAugust 1775
FateTaken to pieces at Deptford in January 1796
General characteristics
Class and typeModified Mermaid-class frigate
Tons burthen620 21⁄94 (bm)
Length
  • 124 ft 1 in (37.82 m) (gundeck)
  • 103 ft 4.625 in (31.51188 m) (keel)
Beam33 ft 7 in (10.24 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement200 officers and men
Armament
  • 28 guns comprising
  • Upper deck: 24 × 9-pounder cannon
  • Quarterdeck 4 × 3-pounder cannon
  • 12 swivels.
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