The frigates stationed in the Hope under the Command of the Elder Brethren of Trinity House.

The frigates stationed in the Hope.

Repro ID: PY8005

Description: In 1803 several frigates commanded and crewed by Trinity House volunteers blockaded the Thames at Lower Hope as a defence against a threatened French invasion. Frigates had single gun decks which carried from twenty-four to thirty-eight guns. The frigate, a fifth or sixth rate vessel, was not expected to lie in the line of battle but was used for protecting British merchant vessels, capturing enemy merchant vessels and patrols.

Creator: William Daniell (artist, engraver & publisher)

Date: 20 January 1804

Credit line: National Maritime Museum, London