HMS Hastings (1819)

HMS Hastings was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy. She was built in Calcutta for the Honourable East India Company, but the Royal Navy purchased her in 1819. The Navy sold her in 1886.

For other ships with the same name, see Hastings (East Indiaman) and HMS Hastings.

The Hastings, lying in Ordinary in the Medway, December 1829
History
United Kingdom
NameHastings
NamesakeWarren Hastings
BuilderKyd & Co, Kidderpore
Launched8 January 1818
FateSold to British Admiralty 1819
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Hastings
Acquired22 June 1819, from British East India Company
FateSold, 1886
General characteristics
Class and type74-gun third rate ship of the line
Tons burthen1732, or 1763 (bm)
Length176 ft 10+1⁄2 in (53.9 m) (gundeck)
Beam48 ft 6 in (14.8 m)
Depth of hold21 ft (6.4 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • Gundeck: 28 × 32-pounder guns
  • Upper gundeck: 28 × 18-pounder guns
  • QD: 4 × 12-pounder guns + 10 × 32-pounder carronades
  • Fc: 2 × 12-pounder guns + 2 × 32-pounder carronades
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