Calcutta
Captured
Royal Navy, then French Navy
| Type | Ship of the line |
|---|---|
| Rate | Fourth rate |
| Guns | 50 |
| War | Napoleonic Wars |
Service
| 1795–1805 | Calcutta | |
| from 1805 | Calcutta Captured in the Bay of Biscay |
Built as an East Indiaman, she served the Royal Navy as a 50-gun storeship until the French captured her in 1805. Ran aground at the Basque Roads, struck to Cochrane's Impérieuse and was burned.
Armament and specifications
Armament
- East Indiaman: 26 × 9-pounder guns
Royal Navy
- Lower deck: 28 × 18-pounder guns
- Upper deck: 26 × 32-pounder cannonades + 2 × 9-pounder guns
| Builder | Perry & Co., Blackwall |
|---|---|
| Launched | 16 October 1788 |
| Commissioned | May 1795 |
| Length | 156 ft 11 in (47.8 m) (overall) 129 ft 7+3⁄4 in (39.5 m) (keel) |
| Complement | East Indiaman: 125 Royal Navy: 324; 160 as storeship |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
16 October 1788
Battle of the Basque Roads
Captured
11–24 April 1809
Struck to Impérieuse; burned
Fate
Captured
Destroyed by fire on 12 April 1809 at the Battle of the Basque Roads