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HMS Trincomalee

HMS Trincomalee is a 38 gun frigate built in Bombay for the British navy. The designer was a Jamsetjee Bomanjee. She was laid down in 1816 and launched in October 1817. Her dimensions were 180'x 40' and of 1447 tons. She arrived in Britain after the cessation of the Napoleonic war and was immediately placed in ordinary until 1845. She was then refitted and commissioned into service in 1847 for a period of ten years. She served in the West Indies, helping to quell riots in Haiti and stop a threatened invasion of Cuba. Her main duties involved being on anti-slavery patrol. In 1849, she was despatched to Newfoundland and Labrador and recalled to Britain in 1850. In 1852 she sailed to join the Pacific Squadron on the west coast of America. For a time she was renamed Foudroyant and used as a sail training ship but eventually fell into decay with the lack of interest. Restoration has recently been completed and she is now on display in Jackson Dock, Hartlepool. HMS Trincomalee is the oldest floating British frigate and the second oldest floating ship in the world. 80L x 16.5W x 80H (cm)

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