HMS Bombay (1808)

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

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Bombay.

History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Bombay
Ordered23 July 1805
BuilderDeptford Dockyard
Laid downOctober 1805
Launched28 March 1808
RenamedHMS Blake, 1819
FateBroken up, 1855
General characteristics
Class and typeLengthened Courageux-class ship of the line
Tons burthen1701 (bm)
Length172 ft 3+1⁄2 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

On 24 January 1813 Bombay, then under the command of Captain Norman Thompson, detained the Dumpteur des Ondts.. She went on to be flagship of Rear-Admiral Sir John Beresford from July 1814, and of Sir Charles Penrose in 1816.

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.

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