Jump to content

HMS Bombay (1808)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Dl2000 (talk | contribs) at 03:16, 24 December 2017 (en-GB). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

History
UK
NameHMS Bombay
Ordered23 July 1805
BuilderDeptford Dockyard
Laid downOctober 1805
Launched28 March 1808
RenamedHMS Blake, 1819
FateBroken up, 1855
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeLengthened Template:Sclass-
Tons burthen1701 (bm)
Length172 ft 3+12 in (52.515 m) (gundeck)
Beam47 ft 9 in (14.55 m)
Depth of hold20 ft 9 in (6.32 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull rigged ship
Armament
  • Gundeck: 28 × 32-pounders
  • Upper gundeck: 28 × 18-pounders
  • QD: 2 × 9-pounders, 12 × 32-pounder carronades
  • Fc: 2 × 9-pounders, 2 × 32-pounder carronades
  • Poop deck: 6 × 18-pounder carronades

HMS Bombay was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 28 March 1808 at Deptford.[1]

On 24 January 1813 Bombay, then under the command of Captain Norman Thompson, detained the Dumpteur des Ondts.[Note 1]

Bombay was renamed HMS Blake in 1819 in honour of Admiral Robert Blake, and was converted to harbour service in 1828. She was broken up in December 1855.[1]

Notes, citations, and references

Notes

  1. ^ A first-class share of the prize money was worth £494 4sd; a sixth-class share, that of an ordinary seaman, was worth £2 7s 8d.[2]

Citations

  1. ^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 188.
  2. ^ "No. 17044". The London Gazette. 25 July 1815. p. 1522.

References