HMS Calcutta
Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Calcutta, after the Indian city of Calcutta (now Kolkata).
- The first HMS Calcutta (1795) was a 54-gun fourth rate, originally the East Indiaman Warley and purchased in 1795, captured by the French in 1805 and destroyed by British ships in 1809.
- The second HMS Calcutta (1831) was an 84-gun second rate launched in 1831, converted to a gunnery training ship in 1865 and sold in 1908.
- The third Calcutta was HMS Hercules, renamed Calcutta in 1909.
- The fourth Calcutta was the gunboat HMS Handy, renamed Calcutta in 1916.
- The fifth HMS Calcutta (D82) was a light cruiser launched in 1918 and sunk in action in 1941.
See also
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