For other ships with the same name, see HMS Calcutta.
HMS Calcutta was an 84-gun second-rateship-of-the-line of the Royal Navy, built in teak to a draught by Sir Robert Seppings and launched on 14 March 1831 in Bombay. She was the only ship ever built to her draught.[1] She carried her complement of smooth-bore, muzzle-loading guns on two gundecks. Her complement was 720 men (38 officers, 69 petty officers, 403 seamen, 60 boys and 150 marines).[3]
The hulks of HMS Calcutta (left) and HMS Cambridge (right) off Plymouth, c.1890
In 1855 the ship had been in reserve, but was recommissioned due to the Crimean War and sailed for the Baltic. After two months she was sent home again, as being useless for modern naval actions.[4]
After returning to home waters, Calcutta was placed back into reserve at Devonport, Devon. In 1865, she was moved to Portsmouth where she served as an Experimental Gunnery Ship, moored ahead of HMS Excellent. In 1889, the HMS Excellent gunnery school was turned into a shore establishment, and Calcutta returned to Devonport where she was attached via a bridge to HMS Cambridge as part of the Devonport Gunnery School.[5]
^Bob Cruwys (30 October 2013). "Restored figurehead from the HMS Calcutta begins its journey to the National Museum of the Royal Navy". ITV News Westcountry. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
Bibliography
Mackay, Ruddock F. Fisher of Kilverstone. London: Oxford University Press, 1973.
Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN0-85177-252-8.
External links
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calcutta, 1831, other, ships, with, same, name, calcutta, calcutta, second, rate, ship, line, royal, navy, built, teak, draught, robert, seppings, launched, march, 1831, bombay, only, ship, ever, built, draught, carried, complement, smooth, bore, muzzle, loadi. For other ships with the same name see HMS Calcutta HMS Calcutta was an 84 gun second rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy built in teak to a draught by Sir Robert Seppings and launched on 14 March 1831 in Bombay She was the only ship ever built to her draught 1 She carried her complement of smooth bore muzzle loading guns on two gundecks Her complement was 720 men 38 officers 69 petty officers 403 seamen 60 boys and 150 marines 3 The hulks of HMS Calcutta left and HMS Cambridge right off Plymouth c 1890HistoryUnited KingdomNameHMS CalcuttaOrdered4 April 1827BuilderBombay DockyardLaid downMarch 1828Launched14 March 1831FateSold 1908General characteristics 1 Class and type84 gun second rate ship of the lineTons burthen2 291 bm 2 Length196 ft 1 66 in 59 7830 m gundeck Beam50 ft 9 in 15 47 m Depth of hold21 ft 6 4 m PropulsionSailsSail planFull rigged shipComplement720 officers and menArmament84 guns Gundeck 30 32 pdrs Upper gundeck 32 24 pdrs Quarterdeck 6 24 pdrs 10 32 pdr carronades Forecastle 2 24 pdrs 4 32 pdr carronades Contents 1 History 2 See also 3 References 4 Bibliography 5 External linksHistory Edit The Gallery of H M S Calcutta Portsmouth moored at Portsmouth about 1876 painted by Tissot In 1855 the ship had been in reserve but was recommissioned due to the Crimean War and sailed for the Baltic After two months she was sent home again as being useless for modern naval actions 4 Calcutta at the capture of the Bocca Tigris forts in 1856 She saw action in the Second Opium War as the flagship of Rear Admiral Sir Michael Seymour under the command of Captain William King Hall In 1858 Calcutta visited Nagasaki where she stayed for one week becoming the first ship of the line to visit Japan 3 After returning to home waters Calcutta was placed back into reserve at Devonport Devon In 1865 she was moved to Portsmouth where she served as an Experimental Gunnery Ship moored ahead of HMS Excellent In 1889 the HMS Excellent gunnery school was turned into a shore establishment and Calcutta returned to Devonport where she was attached via a bridge to HMS Cambridge as part of the Devonport Gunnery School 5 She was sold for breaking up in 1908 1 Her figurehead was acquired by Admiral Lord Fisher then First Sea Lord as she had been his first seagoing ship 6 In 2013 the figurehead was restored and transferred to the National Museum of the Royal Navy 7 See also EditJames TissotReferences Edit a b c Lavery Ships of the Line vol 1 p 191 Lavery p 191 a b Diaries of William King Hall Archived 13 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 6 November 2008 Robert Massie 1991 Dreadnought Britain Germany and the coming of the Great War Random House p 410 ISBN 0 394 52833 6 Pulvertaft David The Warship Figureheads of Portsmouth HMS Calcutta 1831 1908 PDF Scuttlebutt 47 Autumn 2013 20 Retrieved 18 March 2021 Morris J Fisher s Face London 1994 p 196 Bob Cruwys 30 October 2013 Restored figurehead from the HMS Calcutta begins its journey to the National Museum of the Royal Navy ITV News Westcountry Retrieved 8 July 2014 Bibliography EditMackay Ruddock F Fisher of Kilverstone London Oxford University Press 1973 Lavery Brian 2003 The Ship of the Line Volume 1 The development of the battlefleet 1650 1850 Conway Maritime Press ISBN 0 85177 252 8 External links Edit Media related to HMS Calcutta 1831 at Wikimedia Commons This article about a ship of the line of the United Kingdom is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title HMS Calcutta 1831 amp oldid 1129130808, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
