British sloop 'Trial' (1744)

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Trial

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Nominal Guns10BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered18.8.1743BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down15.9.1743BWAS-1714
Named13.7.1744BWAS-1714
Launched9.11.1744BWAS-1714
First Commissioned14.7.1744BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardDeptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
Ship ClassHind Class (1743)BWAS-1714
Designed by
Joseph AllinBritish
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1718-1746
BWAS-1714
Constructor
Joseph AllinBritish
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1718-1746
BWAS-1714
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1714
Ship TypeSloopBWAS-1714
Sailing RigBrigBWAS-1714
Broken Up3.1.1776BWAS-1714

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck91' 6"Imperial Feet27.8892 
Length of Keel74' 11 ¾"Imperial Feet22.5743 
Breadth26' 1 ¾"Imperial Feet7.9439 
Depth in Hold12' 0 ¾"Imperial Feet3.6767 
Burthen272 47⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


9.11.1744Broadside Weight = 23.5 Imperial Pound ( 10.6576 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck10 British 4-Pounder
Gun Deck14 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
1743110Design Complement

9 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
14.7.1744 - 15.9.1745Commander
John StringerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1733-1747
ADM 6/16/338ADM 6/1628.3.1746 - 24.2.1747/48Commander
Robert HaldaneBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1741-1744
ADM 6/17/80BWAS-171424.2.1747/48 - 4.12.1752Commander
Edward Le CrasBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1733-1778
ADM 6/17/323BWAS-171426.3.1754 - 26.11.1757Commander
John FalkinghamBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1743-1771
ADM 6/18/93BWAS-171426.11.1757 - 15.5.1759Commander
Thomas CooksonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1730-1769
ADM 6/18/456BWAS-171419.11.1761 - 29.1.1763Commander
James CunninghamBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1732-1763
ADM 6/19/365BWAS-17144.4.1763 - 17.9.1766Commander
James WallaceBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1746-1799
ADM 6/19/478BWAS-17144.8.1768 - 5.3.1771Commander
William PhillipsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1741-1761
† Discharged Dead ADM 6/20/211ADM 6/2015.4.1771 - 6.8.1772Commander
Thomas MackenzieBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1765-1810
ADM 6/20/423
Issued by
George MackenzieBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1740-1779

Confirmed 8.1.1772BWAS-1714

4 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
14.7.1744 - 14.2.1744/45Lieutenant
Thomas PenroseBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1726-1745
ADM 6/16/338ADM 6/162.4.1746 - 7.3.1747/48Lieutenant
Robert StewartBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1745-1748
Transfered ADM 6/17/83ADM 6/1723.3.1749/50 - 4.12.1752Lieutenant
Thomas NeilsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1741-1760
ADM 6/17/514ADM 6/1723.10.1755 - 15.7.1756Lieutenant
Thomas DumaresqBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1741-1801
Transfered ADM 6/18/423
Issued by
Robert FranklandBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1739-1745
, East Indies - Asia
Confirmed 28.7.1757ADM 6/18

1 Crewman


DatesRatingNameSource
22.12.1754 - 2.12.1755Able Seaman
James BrownBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1749-1756
Transfered ADM 107/4/354ADM 107/4

Service History


DateEventSource
15.9.1743Began building at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
9.8.1744Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
9.11.1744Completed building at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £5050.13.1dBWAS-1714
9.11.1744Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
14.11.1745

Ran ashore on Holy Island but salved

BWAS-1714
5.1749Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
1750In Nova ScotiaBWAS-1714
1751In Nova ScotiaBWAS-1714
1752Returned home to pay offBWAS-1714
4.12.1752Paid off at Deptford Dockyard ADM 6/18
6.4.1753SurveyedBWAS-1714
1.1754Began small repair at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
3.1754RecommissionedBWAS-1714
6.1754Refitted as a 10 gun Unrated SloopBWAS-1714
6.1754Completed small repair at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £3046.0.2dBWAS-1714
23.6.1754Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
9.1757Began small repair at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
19.9.1757SurveyedBWAS-1714
11.1757Completed small repair at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £1647.15.3dBWAS-1714
3.1758Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1714
15.5.1759Paid offADM 33
14.10.1759SurveyedBWAS-1714
11.1761RecommissionedBWAS-1714
29.1.1763

Paid off

ADM 51
29.6.1763Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1714
4.1764RecommissionedBWAS-1714
17.9.1766Paid offADM 51
6.10.1766SurveyedBWAS-1714
12.1767Began middling repair at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
8.1768RecommissionedBWAS-1714
10.1768Completed middling repair at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £5442.3.3dBWAS-1714
6.1.1769Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1714
6.8.1772Paid offADM 33
3.1.1776Breaking up completed at WoolwichBWAS-1714

 
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Posted by Jon Miller on Monday 25th of May 2026 16:10

London, 30 May 1751: The Hound and Tryal sloops of war are sailed from New England for Nova Scotia, where they are to be stationed for three years. [Kentish Post, 1 June 1751]

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