HMS Bombay (1828)
HMS Bombay was an 84-gun second rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 17 February 1828 at Bombay Dockyard.
HMS Bombay | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Bombay |
| Ordered | 26 January 1825 |
| Builder | Bombay Dockyard |
| Laid down | May 1826 |
| Launched | 17 February 1828 |
| Fate | Caught fire, exploded and sank; 14 December 1864 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Canopus-class ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 2279 bm |
| Length | 193 ft 10 in (59.08 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 52 ft 4.5 in (15.964 m) |
| Depth of hold | 22 ft 6 in (6.86 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails, since 1861 sails + steam engine |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
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She was fitted with screw propulsion in 1861 at Chatham Dockyard. This was a significant modification and involved cutting the ship in half and inserting a section to lengthen her, as well as fitting a Humphrys, Tennant and Dykes steam engine that gave a speed of 10 knots. Under the command of Captain Colin Andrew Campbell, she was sent to South America as the flagship of Rear-Admiral Charles Elliot.
On 8 December 1864, members of the crew fielded a cricket side to play against the Buenos Aires Cricket Club in the opening of the BACC's new game field in Parque Tres de Febrero in Palermo, Buenos Aires, located where the Galileo Galilei planetarium is today. That day the BACC defeated the Bombay team by 85 runs to 31.