HMS Calcutta (1831)
The hulks of HMS Calcutta (left) and HMS Cambridge (right) off Plymouth, c.1890 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Calcutta |
| Ordered | 4 April 1827 |
| Builder | Bombay Dockyard |
| Laid down | March 1828 |
| Launched | 14 March 1831 |
| Fate | Sold, 1908 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | 84-gun second rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 2,291 bm |
| Length | 196 ft 1.66 in (59.7830 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 50 ft 9 in (15.47 m) |
| Depth of hold | 21 ft (6.4 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Complement | 720 officers and men |
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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. 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).