'TRIDENT'
7th October 1853. In collision with the 'Harewood' which later foundered, a few miles below the Nore.
1884. Converted to a coal hulk.
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'TRIDENT' | |
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| Built by: | Green, Wigram's & Green, at Blackwall. | |
| Yard No. | 254 | |
| Launched: | 7th September 1841 at 4.30 by Lady Eleaner Lowther. | |
| Tonnage: | 645 nett - 875 10/94 | |
| Length: | 192 . 7 feet | |
| Breadth: | 28 . 7 feet | |
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| Machinery: | 280 ihp lever engine. | |
| Decks: | Rigged with tall top-gallant masts, high-standing bowsprit, square overhanging stern, and long sheered bows. | |
| Built of: | Wood | |
| Type: | Paddle-schooner | |
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| Off. Number: | 734 | |
| Built for: | General Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. | |
| Other info: | Designed to be armed in the evant of war. | |
| History: | 1842. Queen Victoria chartered her from Edinburgh to London, the first time a British sovereign to use a private steam vessel. 7th October 1853. In collision with the 'Harewood' which later foundered, a few miles below the Nore. 1884. Converted to a coal hulk. | |
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