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'''RMS ''Trent''''' was a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Royal Mail Steamer|Royal Mail]] [[paddle steamer]] built in 1841 by William Pitcher of [[Northfleet]] for the [[Royal Mail Steam Packet Company]]. She measured 1,856 gross tons and could carry 60 passengers.
'''RMS ''Trent''''' was a British [[Royal Mail Steamer|Royal Mail]] [[paddle steamer]] built in 1841 by William Pitcher of [[Northfleet]] for the [[Royal Mail Steam Packet Company]].<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=The West India Steam Fleet |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000174/18411130/014/0003 |newspaper=Morning Post |location=England |date=30 November 1841 |access-date=20 December 2017 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription }}</ref> She measured 1,856 gross tons and could carry 60 passengers. She was one of four ships constructed at Blackwall, all named after some of the principal rivers of England. The others were the ''Thames'', ''Medway'' and ''Isis''.

Commander Edward C. Miller R.N. was appointed to take out the mails from Southampton on 1 March 1842.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title= West Indian Mails |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000183/18420218/004/0001 |newspaper=London Evening Standard |location=England |date=18 February 1842 |access-date=20 December 2017 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription }}</ref>


''Trent'' served the transatlantic passenger route until she was requisitioned by the [[British government]] on the outbreak of the [[Crimean War]] in 1854 for use as a troopship. She returned to her former civilian service in 1856.
''Trent'' served the transatlantic passenger route until she was requisitioned by the [[British government]] on the outbreak of the [[Crimean War]] in 1854 for use as a troopship. She returned to her former civilian service in 1856.


Her interception by {{USS|San Jacinto|1850|6}} during the [[American Civil War]] in November 1861 provoked the [[Trent Affair]], also known as the Mason and Slidell Affair, which almost led to war between the [[United Kingdom]] and the [[United States]].
Her interception by {{USS|San Jacinto|1850|6}} during the [[American Civil War]] in November 1861<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title= Seizure of the Confederate Commissioners on Board the Royal Mail West Indian Steamer, Trent |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000369/18611130/044/0006 |newspaper=Reading Mercury |location=England |date=30 November 1861 |access-date=20 December 2017 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription }}</ref> provoked the [[Trent Affair]], also known as the Mason and Slidell Affair, which almost led to war between the [[United Kingdom]] and the [[United States]].


''Trent'' continued in service until 1865, when she was sold and subsequently scrapped.
''Trent'' continued in service until 1865, when she was sold and subsequently scrapped.


==References==
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== External links ==
==External links==
* {{Commons category-inline|Trent (ship, 1841)}}
* [http://www.users.on.net/~snicol/corner/images/trent.html A picture of ''Trent'']
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20111211153606/http://www.users.on.net/~snicol/corner/images/trent.html A picture of ''Trent'']
* [http://college.hmco.com/history/readerscomp/ships/html/sh_092700_trent.htm ''Trent'' at Ships of the World]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20021130072058/http://college.hmco.com/history/readerscomp/ships/html/sh_092700_trent.htm ''Trent'' at Ships of the World] archive link.


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[[Category:Paddle steamers of the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Paddle steamers of the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Ships of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company]]
[[Category:Ships of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company]]
[[Category:Northfleet-built ships]]
[[Category:Ships built in Northfleet]]
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Latest revision as of 06:37, 12 June 2024

This article is about the steamship launched in 1841. For the steamship launched in 1899, see SS Trent.

The Trent (left) is stopped by the San Jacinto
History
United Kingdom
NameRMS Trent
OwnerRoyal Mail Steam Packet Company
BuilderWilliam Pitcher, Northfleet
Launched1841
FateSold and broken up after 1865
General characteristics
TypePaddle steamer
Tonnage1,856 GRT

RMS Trent was a British Royal Mail paddle steamer built in 1841 by William Pitcher of Northfleet for the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company.[1] She measured 1,856 gross tons and could carry 60 passengers. She was one of four ships constructed at Blackwall, all named after some of the principal rivers of England. The others were the Thames, Medway and Isis.

Commander Edward C. Miller R.N. was appointed to take out the mails from Southampton on 1 March 1842.[2]

Trent served the transatlantic passenger route until she was requisitioned by the British government on the outbreak of the Crimean War in 1854 for use as a troopship. She returned to her former civilian service in 1856.

Her interception by USS San Jacinto during the American Civil War in November 1861[3] provoked the Trent Affair, also known as the Mason and Slidell Affair, which almost led to war between the United Kingdom and the United States.

Trent continued in service until 1865, when she was sold and subsequently scrapped.

References

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  1. ^ "The West India Steam Fleet". Morning Post. England. 30 November 1841. Retrieved 20 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "West Indian Mails". London Evening Standard. England. 18 February 1842. Retrieved 20 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Seizure of the Confederate Commissioners on Board the Royal Mail West Indian Steamer, Trent". Reading Mercury. England. 30 November 1861. Retrieved 20 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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