For other ships with the same name, see List of ships named HMS Trincomalee.
Trincomalee in her current location in Hartlepool
History
United Kingdom
Name
HMS Trincomalee
Operator
National Museum of the Royal Navy
Ordered
30 October 1812
Builder
Wadia Group
Cost
£23,000
Laid down
25 April 1816
Launched
12 October 1817
Out of service
1986
Renamed
Foudroyant: 1903
Trincomalee: 1992
Homeport
National Museum of the Royal Navy, Hartlepool, England
Status
Museum ship
General characteristics
Class and type
Leda-class frigate
Tons burthen
1065.63 bm
Length
150 ft 4.5 in (45.834 m) (gundeck)
125 ft 7.25 in (38.2842 m) (keel)
Beam
39 ft 11.25 in (12.1730 m)
Depth of hold
12 ft 9 in (3.89 m)
Sail plan
Full-rigged ship
Complement
315 officers and men
Armament
38-guns: (classed as 46 as carronades were counted in armament from 1817)
Gundeck:
28 × 18-pounders
Quarterdeck:
14 × 32-pounder carronades
Forecastle:
2 × 9-pounders
2 × 32-pdr carronades
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