HMS Trincomalee

Named Trincomalee, after an action in 1782
between the British Royal Navy and French Navy off the Ceylon, now Sri Lanka, port of that name

HMS Trincomalee is a 1053 ton, 150 foot, sail propelled, Royal Navy Leda class frigate, that was built out of teak, due to oak shortages in Britain, in Bombay (Mumbai) between her order in 1812 and her launch in 1817 shortly following the end of the Napoleonic Wars.

HMS Trincomalee was restored to her original appearance and following her recent restoration the Trincomalee has become the centrepiece of an historic dockyard museum in Hartlepool, United Kingdom, known as 'Hartlepool's Maritime Experience'

The Trincomalee had a ships complement of around 280 and was armed with twenty-eight 18 pounder guns, ten 9 pounder guns and eight carronades, although not the oldest warship in Britain, that honour goes to HMS Victory, she is the oldest British warship afloat as Victory is dry docked. Trincomalee is one of two surviving frigates of this era, in service until 1991 when she was restored and renamed back from the Foudroyant to Trincomalee.

We are researching whether HMS Trincomalee actually visited the Sri Lankan port of Trincomalee or took part in the naval action in 1782 against the French navy.

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