HMS Trusty (1782)
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NameTrusty
BuilderJames Martin Hillhouse, Bristol
Launched9 October 1782
Reinstated
- July 1799 refitted as a 28 gun unrated troopship
- April 1809 refitted as an unrated prison ship
.jpg) Plan showing the inboard profile proposed for Trusty, 19 August 1781.[1] | |
| History | |
|---|---|
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| Name | Trusty |
| Builder | James Martin Hillhouse, Bristol |
| Launched | 9 October 1782 |
| Reinstated |
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| Fate | Broken up, April 1815 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 1,0881⁄16 |
| Length |
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| Depth of hold | 17 ft 9+3⁄4 in (5.429 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament | |
HMS Trusty was a 50-gun fourth-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy.[2]
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Designed by Edward Hunt and built at Sheerness Dockyard, the Trusty extended the design of Hunt's earlier ships by 2 ft (0.6 m). Like Cato, she featured the beakhead bulkhead, roundhouse with gallery, and solid bulwarks along the quarterdeck. The large roundhouse was surmounted by further solid bulwarks into which a fourth tier of gunports was cut for the carronades mounted on the poopdeck. The mizzen channels were moved up above the aftmost quarterdeck gunports.[3]