For other ships with the same name, see HMS Malacca.
HMS Malacca was an Apollo-classfrigate of the Royal Navy that the Admiralty ordered from the British East India Company to be built at Prince of Wales Island (Penang), under the name Penang. Prior to her launch in 1809 the Admiralty changed her name to Malacca, but she sailed to England in 1810 as Penang. The Navy commissioned her as Malacca in 1810 and sent her out to the East Indies. She had a brief career there, participating in one small punitive expedition, before she was paid-off in 1815 and broken up in 1816.
The Royal Navy ordered 36 vessels to the same design, with Malacca the only one being built outside Great Britain. She was built of a variety of timbers and her dimensions deviate noticeably from those of the design and her class-mates. One could argue that she is only nominally a member of the Apollo class.[2]
The dockyard at Prince of Wales's Island built fewer than a handful of vessels before ceasing operations, and apparently Malacca was the first.[3]
The EIC sent Captain Charles Henry Pendares (or Pindarves) Tremenheere out to Penang to take command of Penang and sail her back to England.[4] (He had just lost his ship, the East IndiamanAsia, and was a senior, experienced captain.) Penang/Malacca arrived in England in July 1810.[5]
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The Royal Navy took Malacca into service on 11 August. She then underwent fitting at Woolwich between 16 August and 28 October 1810. The Navy commissioned Malacca in October under the command of Captain W. Butterfield. He left for the Cape of Good Hope on 31 December 1810, in company with the frigates HMS President and HMS Galatea. After the Cape Malacca remained in the Indian Ocean, while the other two vessels proceeded on to India and Java. Malacca would spend the rest of her military career in the East Indies.
Butterfield cruised off Île de France until he was ordered to the East Indies. There, in August 1812, a court-martial dismissed him from command of Malacca for having exceeded his authority when, at the behest of the merchants, he had HMS Minden escort the October (1811) convoy to England.[6] Captain the Honourable Henry John Peachey received promotion to post captain on 7 August 1812 and replaced Butterfield at that time.
Peachey assumed command of Sir Francis Drake and in May 1812 sailed her back to England as escort to a convoy of returning East Indiamen.[7] At that time, Captain Samuel Leslie (acting) of Volage replaced Peachey. Shortly thereafter Captain Donald Hugh Mackay replaced Leslie.
The EIC contributed the cruisers Malabar, Teignmouth, and Aurora, seven gunboats, the transport Troubridge, and the East Indiaman Princess Charlotte of Wales. The army contingent consisted of the 14th Regiment of Foot, a company each from the Bengal artillery and the HEIC's European Regiment, and the 3rd Bengal Volunteer Battalion. Eventually the British vessels, except the frigates, were able to cross bar in front of the river and move towards the town of Sambas. Capturing two forts yielded over 70 brass and iron guns of mixed calibers, but the town of itself yielded little booty. The expedition was able to recapture the Portuguese brigCoromandel, which the pirates had captured the year before. British casualties from combat were relatively low, but casualties from fever and disease were high.[8]
Captain George Henderson replaced Mackay on 14 January 1815.[9]
Fateedit
Malacca was paid-off in June 1815. She was then sold in March 1816.[1]
Phipps, John (1840). A Collection of Papers Relative to Ship Building in India. Calcutta: Scott.
Winfield, Rif (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793–1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth. ISBN978-1-86176-246-7.
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For other ships with the same name see HMS Malacca HMS Malacca was an Apollo class frigate of the Royal Navy that the Admiralty ordered from the British East India Company to be built at Prince of Wales Island Penang under the name Penang Prior to her launch in 1809 the Admiralty changed her name to Malacca but she sailed to England in 1810 as Penang The Navy commissioned her as Malacca in 1810 and sent her out to the East Indies She had a brief career there participating in one small punitive expedition before she was paid off in 1815 and broken up in 1816 Penang drawing dated 1809HistoryUnited KingdomNamePenangOrdered19 February 1807BuilderPrince of Wales IslandLaid downFebruary 1808Launched6 March 1809RenamedMalacca 1808 FateBroken up 1816General characteristics 1 Class and typeApollo class frigateTons burthen989 bm Length151 ft 11 in 46 3 m gundeck 124 ft 4 5 8 in 37 9 m keel Beam38 ft 8 in 11 79 m Depth of hold13 ft 2 in 4 01 m Sail planFull rigged shipComplement264ArmamentUD 26 18 pounder guns QD 2 9 pounder guns 10 32 pounder carronades Fc 2 9 pounder guns 4 32 pounder carronades Contents 1 Penang 2 HMS Malacca 3 Fate 4 Citations 5 ReferencesPenang editThe Royal Navy ordered 36 vessels to the same design with Malacca the only one being built outside Great Britain She was built of a variety of timbers and her dimensions deviate noticeably from those of the design and her class mates One could argue that she is only nominally a member of the Apollo class 2 The dockyard at Prince of Wales s Island built fewer than a handful of vessels before ceasing operations and apparently Malacca was the first 3 The EIC sent Captain Charles Henry Pendares or Pindarves Tremenheere out to Penang to take command of Penang and sail her back to England 4 He had just lost his ship the East Indiaman Asia and was a senior experienced captain Penang Malacca arrived in England in July 1810 5 HMS Malacca editThe Royal Navy took Malacca into service on 11 August She then underwent fitting at Woolwich between 16 August and 28 October 1810 The Navy commissioned Malacca in October under the command of Captain W Butterfield He left for the Cape of Good Hope on 31 December 1810 in company with the frigates HMS President and HMS Galatea After the Cape Malacca remained in the Indian Ocean while the other two vessels proceeded on to India and Java Malacca would spend the rest of her military career in the East Indies Butterfield cruised off Ile de France until he was ordered to the East Indies There in August 1812 a court martial dismissed him from command of Malacca for having exceeded his authority when at the behest of the merchants he had HMS Minden escort the October 1811 convoy to England 6 Captain the Honourable Henry John Peachey received promotion to post captain on 7 August 1812 and replaced Butterfield at that time Peachey assumed command of Sir Francis Drake and in May 1812 sailed her back to England as escort to a convoy of returning East Indiamen 7 At that time Captain Samuel Leslie acting of Volage replaced Peachey Shortly thereafter Captain Donald Hugh Mackay replaced Leslie Malacca participated in the Royal Navy s second punitive expedition in 1812 against the Sultanate of Sambas along the Sambas River in western Borneo In addition to Malacca the force consisted of Leda a sister ship of Malacca s Hussar Volage Hecate and Procris with Captain George Sayer of Leda as the senior naval officer 8 The EIC contributed the cruisers Malabar Teignmouth and Aurora seven gunboats the transport Troubridge and the East Indiaman Princess Charlotte of Wales The army contingent consisted of the 14th Regiment of Foot a company each from the Bengal artillery and the HEIC s European Regiment and the 3rd Bengal Volunteer Battalion Eventually the British vessels except the frigates were able to cross bar in front of the river and move towards the town of Sambas Capturing two forts yielded over 70 brass and iron guns of mixed calibers but the town of itself yielded little booty The expedition was able to recapture the Portuguese brig Coromandel which the pirates had captured the year before British casualties from combat were relatively low but casualties from fever and disease were high 8 Captain George Henderson replaced Mackay on 14 January 1815 9 Fate editMalacca was paid off in June 1815 She was then sold in March 1816 1 Citations edit a b Winfield 2008 p 168 Winfield 2008 p 167 Phipps 1840 p 175 Naval Chronicle Vol 23 pp 190 194 British Library Penang Marshall 1825 pp 618 619 Marshall 1829 p 94 a b Low 1877 pp 256 61 O Byrne 1849 p 494 References editLow Charles Rathbone 1877 History of the Indian Navy 1613 1863 Richard Bentley amp Son Marshall John 1829 Peachey Henry John Royal Naval Biography Vol sup part 3 London Longman and company pp 93 94 Marshall John 1825 Butterfield William Royal Naval Biography Vol 2 part 2 London Longman and company pp 613 619 O Byrne William R 1849 Henderson George A Naval Biographical Dictionary London John Murray pp 493 494 Phipps John 1840 A Collection of Papers Relative to Ship Building in India Calcutta Scott Winfield Rif 2008 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793 1817 Design Construction Careers and Fates Seaforth ISBN 978 1 86176 246 7 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title HMS Malacca 1809 amp oldid 1167344075, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
