HMS Trepassey
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Two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Trepassey, or the alternative spelling HMS Trepassy, named for the fishing village of Trepassey on Newfoundland, with the name originating from the French word trépassés, meaning 'dead men':
- HMS Trepassey was a 14-gun brig-sloop purchased in 1779. She was captured by the Americans in 1781, but was subsequently retaken. She was sold in 1784.
- HMS Trepassey was a sloop launched in 1789; she may have been sold in 1803, but records of commanders exist to 1807.
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