Portugese Fifth Rate frigate 'Tritão' (1783)

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Brave (12) 1798-1799
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Tritão
Nossa Senhora das Necessidades
Nominal Guns	44	CdNB
Nationality	Portugal
Operator	State Navy
Launched	30.6.1783	CdNB
How acquired	Purpose built	CdNB
Shipyard	Lisbon - Portugal	CdNB
Category	Fifth Rate	CdNB
Ship Type	Frigate	CdNB
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	CdNB
Broken Up	1819	CdNB

Service History

DateEventSource
25.12.1795Sailed for BrazilB101
9.2.1796Arrived in BaiaB101

Fleets
Dates	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
1796-23.7.1796	Bahia Fleet from Portugal	Bernardo Ramires EsquivelPortugese Naval Sailor Service 1792-1812

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B101Otto von Pivka, Book

CdNBAntonio Marques Esparteiro, Document

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Posted by Barry J. Fox on Wednesday 3rd of November 2021 00:20

1783- 30-18#, 14-9#
1795- 30-18#, 10-9#
1807- 30-12#, 12-6#
Ref: "French Warships in the Age of Sail 1786-1861" by Rif Winfield and Stephen S. Roberts.
The French captured some Portuguese warships in 1807. They kindly took the time to document them, since "Tres Seculos No Mar" doesn't have gun data for most ships below ships of the line.

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