HMS Trincomalee
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HMS Trincomalee is a Royal Navy Leda-class sailing frigate built shortly following the end of the Napoleonic Wars. After serving as a hulk, she was restored to her original appearance, and now serves as a museum ship.
The Trincomalee is one of two surviving frigates of this era. The Trincomalee was built of teak, in India in 1817.
Following her recent restoration the Trincomalee has become the centrepiece of a historic dockyard museum in Hartlepool, United Kingdom.
See also
- HMS Victory - 18th century first class ship of the line
- USS Constitution - 18th century US Navy frigate
- HMS Unicorn - a surviving sister ship
External links
- [HMS Trincomalee official website]
- [The perfecting of the wooden man-of-war in the context of early 19th century international politics]
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