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Named after the [[River Trent]], '''[[HMS]] ''Trent''''' has been a name held by many British warships, including: |
Named after the [[River Trent]], '''[[HMS]] ''Trent''''' has been a name held by many British warships, including: |
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*HMS Trent, frigate, captained by [[John Lindsay (admiral)|John Lindsay]] during the capture of Havana in 1762 |
*HMS Trent, frigate, captained by [[John Lindsay (admiral)|John Lindsay]] during the capture of Havana in 1762 |
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*HMS Trent, commanded by a young [[John Franklin]] on a northern voyage as far as Spitzbergen in 1818. |
*HMS Trent, commanded by a young [[John Franklin]] on a northern voyage as far as Spitzbergen in 1818. He also first met his future wife [[Eleanor Anne Porden]] on the ship in 1818. |
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*HMS Trent, 17-gun sloop, ordered in November 1860 as one of the [[Perseus class]], selected for conversion to an ironclad, renamed [[HMS Research (1863)|HMS ''Research'']]. |
*HMS Trent, 17-gun sloop, ordered in November 1860 as one of the [[Perseus class]], selected for conversion to an ironclad, renamed [[HMS Research (1863)|HMS ''Research'']]. |
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*[[HMS Trent (K243)]], [[River class frigate]], transferred to the Royal Indian Navy April 1946 and renamed Kurki, later renamed Investigator and made into a survey vessel. [http://www.uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/145.html] |
*[[HMS Trent (K243)]], [[River class frigate]], transferred to the Royal Indian Navy April 1946 and renamed Kurki, later renamed Investigator and made into a survey vessel. [http://www.uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/145.html] |
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Revision as of 00:07, 30 July 2007
Named after the River Trent, HMS Trent has been a name held by many British warships, including:
- HMS Trent, frigate, captained by John Lindsay during the capture of Havana in 1762
- HMS Trent, commanded by a young John Franklin on a northern voyage as far as Spitzbergen in 1818. He also first met his future wife Eleanor Anne Porden on the ship in 1818.
- HMS Trent, 17-gun sloop, ordered in November 1860 as one of the Perseus class, selected for conversion to an ironclad, renamed HMS Research.
- HMS Trent (K243), River class frigate, transferred to the Royal Indian Navy April 1946 and renamed Kurki, later renamed Investigator and made into a survey vessel. [1]
See also
- The mail steamer RMS Trent, at the centre of the Trent Affair.