HMS Trent (1757)
HMS ''Trent'' was a 28-gun sixth-rate Sailing frigate, frigate of the Royal Navy. Construction ''Trent'' was one of five frigates of the class built of fir rather than oak. Fir was cheaper and more abundant than oak and permitted noticeably faster construction, but at a cost of a reduced lifespan; the four fir-built ''Coventry''-class vessels that did not get captured lasted an average of only nine years before being struck off. The vessel was named after the River Trent, England's Longest rivers of the United Kingdom, third-longest waterway. In selecting her name the Board of British Admiralty, Admiralty continued a tradition dating to 1644 of using geographic features for ship names; overall, ten of the nineteen ''Coventry''-class vessels were named after well-known regions, rivers or towns.Winfield 2007, pp. 227–231 With few exceptions the remainder of the class were named after figures from classical antiquity, following a more modern trend initiated in 1748 by John Mont ...
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Naval Ensign Of Great Britain (1707-1800)
A navy, naval force, or maritime force is the branch of a nation's armed forces principally designated for naval warfare, naval and amphibious warfare; namely, lake-borne, riverine, littoral zone, littoral, or ocean-borne combat operations and related functions. It includes anything conducted by surface Naval ship, ships, amphibious warfare, amphibious ships, submarines, and seaborne naval aviation, aviation, as well as ancillary support, communications, training, and other fields. The strategic offensive role of a navy is Power projection, projection of force into areas beyond a country's shores (for example, to protect Sea lane, sea-lanes, deter or confront piracy, ferry troops, or attack other navies, ports, or shore installations). The strategic defensive purpose of a navy is to frustrate seaborne projection-of-force by enemies. The strategic task of the navy also may incorporate nuclear deterrence by use of submarine-launched ballistic missiles. Naval operations can be broa ...
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