Trinculo, 1808
Type: Gun sloop ; Armament 18
Launched : 1808 ; Disposal date or year : 1841
Notes:

Deal 22 Mar 1811 Sailed with a convoy for Portsmouth.

Yarmouth 29 May 1811 Sailed with convoy for Archangel.

Sheerness 18 Nov 1811 Sailed with a convoy for Gottenburgh.

Harwich 23 Nov 1811 Remains with convoy of transports for Anholt.

Harwich 26 Nov 1811 Sailed with a convoy for the Baltic.

Falmouth 14 Nov 1813 Arrived from Plymouth for convoy duties.

Portsmouth 16 Nov 1813 Arrived from Plymouth.

Portsmouth 23 Nov 1813 Sailed for Plymouth.

Cork 10 Jan 1814 Sailed to look after any heavy sailers or stragglers from the West Indies convoy.

Cork 10 Mar 1814 Sailed with a convoy for Spain, Portugal, and the Mediterranean.

Portsmouth 26 May 1827 Is reported to have parted company with the experimental. squadron on the Cork station, after a month at sea, during which they performed trials relative to the sailing qualities of the various ships.

Cork 31 Jan 1829 Remains.

Plymouth 5 Aug 1829 In Hamoaze.

Plymouth 28 Nov 1829 Is expected from Portsmouth to repair, having carried away her false keel.

Jul 1830 Cork.

14 Apr 1832 Commissioned.

Cork 6 Jun 1832 Remains.

Plymouth 16 Jul 1832 Arrived from the Downs.

Cork 16 Aug 1832 In the Cove of Cork, refitting after sailing trials.

Plymouth 23 Aug 1832 Off port.

Portsmouth 11 Oct 1832 Arrived from Ireland.

Plymouth 11 Nov 1832 Sailed for the Mauritius.

Bahia 18 Dec 1832 Arrived and sailed on the 23rd for Mauritius.

Per a report made to Parliament in 1842, at some time during 1833 the Sloop Trinculo, 16 guns, Complement: 117, was involved in combatting the Slave Trade and experienced 1 Death, for which no reason is given.

Mauritius 31 Jan 1833 Refitting.

Ascension 18 May 1833 Arrived from Fernando Po.

7 Jul 1833 detained in lat. 6° 30' N., long. 12° 12' W., the Spanish slave schooner Segunda Socorro, Joze de Inzs, master, with 307 slaves on board, which was sent for adjudication to the British and Spanish Mixed Court of Justice, Sierra Leone, and on 17 Jul 1833 sentenced to be condemned.

31 Jul 1833 from the vessel's papers, following her capture on 25 Dec 1833 by the Despatch, the slave schooner Rosa was boarded by a party from the Trinculo to the windward of Accra.

18 Sep 1833 detained in lat. 0° 42' N., long. 9° 05' E., en route from the River Bonny to St. Jago de Cuba, the Spanish slave schooner Caridad, Antonio Fortunato, master, with 112 slaves on board, which was sent for adjudication to the British and Spanish Mixed Court of Justice, Sierra Leone, and on 19 Oct 1833 sentenced to be condemned.

Ascension 30 Sep 1833 Reported to be cruising on the West Coast of Africa.

Portsmouth 23 Nov 1833 Is reported to have captured the slave schooner Charidad.

Cape of Good Hope 31 Oct 1833 Arrived from Ascension.

27 Dec 1833 detained in lat. 0° 20' N. long. 8° 6' E., whilst bound from Cape Lopez to Princes Island, the Portuguese slave schooner Apta, Christovao Xavier Vellozo, master, with 54 slaves on board, which was sent for adjudication to the British and Portuguese Court of Mixed Commission, Sierra Leone, and on 25 Jun 1834 sentenced to be condemned.

28 Dec 1833 detained in lat. 1° 7' N., long. 7° 47' E., whilst bound from Cape Lopez to Princes Island, the Portuguese slave schooner Santiesimo Rosario a Bom Jezuz, Francisco Silvestre, master, with 54 slaves on board, which was sent for adjudication to the British and Portuguese Court of Mixed Commission, Sierra Leone, and on 25 Jun 1834 sentenced to be condemned.

Per a report made to Parliament in 1842, at some time during 1834 was involved in combatting the Slave Trade and experienced 2 Deaths, for which no reason is given.

Ascension 2 Apr 1834 Is reported to have recently arrived from Prince's Island, and sailed again for the Cape of Good Hope.

Cape of Good Hope 6 May 1834 Arrived from Ascension.

Gambia 6 Jun 1834 Reported to be at the Cape of Good Hope.

Bight of Biafra 12 Oct 1834 Cruising for slave vessels.

Per a report made to Parliament in 1842, at some time during 1835 was involved in combatting the Slave Trade.

22 Dec 1835 detained off the River Bonny the Spanish slave vessel Isabella Segunda, alias Cuatro, Isidro Reynals, master, with 374 slaves on board, which was sent for adjudication to the British and Spanish Mixed Court of Justice, Sierra Leone, and on 3 Feb 1836 sentenced to be condemned.

28 Jan 1836 detained in the River Bonny the Spanish slave vessel Feliz Vascongada, Thomas de Olaquibel, master, which was sent for adjudication to the British and Spanish Mixed Court of Justice, Sierra Leone and on 7 Sep 1836 sentenced to be condemned.

28 Jan 1836 detained in the River Bonny the Spanish slave brig Maria Manuela, Juan Tomas de Ugarte, master, which was sent for adjudication to the British and Spanish Mixed Court of Justice, Sierra Leone, and on 20 Sep 1836 sentenced to be condemned.

28 Jan 1836 detained in the River Bonny the Spanish slave schooner Eliza, Felipe Bareno, master, which was sent for adjudication to the British and Spanish Mixed Court of Justice, Sierra Leone, and on 20 Sep 1836 sentenced to be condemned.

30 Jan 1836 detained in the River Bonny the Spanish slave brigantine Diligencia, Juan Duran, master, which was sent for adjudication to the British and Spanish Mixed Court of Justice, Sierra Leone, and on 7 Sep 1836 sentenced to be condemned.

Portsmouth 14 May 1836 arrived from Prince's Island (13 Feb), Ascension (8 Mar), and Sierra Leone (28th), and sails Sunday for Plymouth, to be paid off. She brings 2,300 ounces of gold dust, and 309 elephants's (sic) tusks, weighing 4 tons, 8 cwt. 1 qr., of ivory. She has been in commission since 14 Apr 1832, during which time she has been actually under canvass 914 days, and run, by log, 82,900 miles. She has never lost a man by accident, and only three deaths have occurred onboard; and those in the early part of her time, all from fever, but two of which were men from merchantmen, who having been left on shore, caught the fever, and died soon after coming on board. The principal part of her service has been on the East and West coast of Africa and perhaps her crew have seen as much, in boats and otherwise, as any vessel in commission.

Plymouth 27 May 1836 is to be paid-off on Wednesday.

Lisbon 16 Apr 1837 reported to be in the Tagus.

Lisbon 6 May 1837 sailed for Cadiz.

12 Jul 1839 at Cadiz.

8 Nov 1839 salvage money for assistance rendered to the brig Avalon.

24 Jun 1840 salvage money for assistance rendered to the schooner Dewdrop.

3 Jul 1840 arrived at Cadiz,

24 Jul 1840 at Cadiz.

22 Sep 1840 arrived at Cadiz.

9 Dec 1840 left Lisbon for Cadiz.

11 Jan 1841, at Lisbon.

26 Dec 1841, Gibraltar, sailed for Cadiz.

3 Apr 1841, at Gibraltar,

18 May 1841, Plymouth, A court martial held on board the San Josef, of Lieutenant J. A. Abbot, of the Trinculo. The Court caused him to be admonished.

22 May 1841, the Pelican is ordered to Lisbon, to replace the Trinculo.

19 May 1841, Plymouth, A court-martial was held on board the San Josef, to try Lieutenant William Morris. The Court acquitted him on two charges, but to be severely reprimanded on the 3rd.

16 Jun 1841, Plymouth, was taken into dock for inspection.

8 Jul 1841, Plymouth, found unfit for service and is ordered to be broken up.