HMS Calcutta (1831)

HMS Calcutta was an 84-gun second-rate ship-of-the-line of the Royal Navy, built in teak to a draught by Sir Robert Seppings and launched on 14 March 1831 in Bombay. She was the only ship ever built to her draught. She carried her complement of smooth-bore, muzzle-loading guns on two gundecks. Her complement was 720 men (38 officers, 69 petty officers, 403 seamen, 60 boys and 150 marines).

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

The hulks of HMS Calcutta (left) and HMS Cambridge (right) off Plymouth, c.1890
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Calcutta
Ordered4 April 1827
BuilderBombay Dockyard
Laid downMarch 1828
Launched14 March 1831
FateSold, 1908
General characteristics
Class and type84-gun second rate ship of the line
Tons burthen2,291 bm
Length196 ft 1.66 in (59.7830 m) (gundeck)
Beam50 ft 9 in (15.47 m)
Depth of hold21 ft (6.4 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement720 officers and men
Armament
  • 84 guns:
  • Gundeck: 30 × 32 pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 32 × 24 pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 6 × 24 pdrs, 10 × 32 pdr carronades
  • Forecastle: 2 × 24 pdrs, 4 × 32 pdr carronades
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