HMS Hindostan (1795)

HMS Hindostan (later variously Hindustan) was a 56-gun fourth-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy. She was originally the East Indiaman Hindostan, launched in 1789, that the Admiralty bought in 1795. She is known for two events, her voyage to China between 1792 and 1794 when she carried Lord Macartney on a special embassy to China, and her loss in a fire at sea in 1804.

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

The East Indiaman Hindostan, by Thomas Luny, National Maritime Museum
History
British East India Company
NameHindostan
OwnerRobert Williams, M.P., managing owner
BuilderWilliam Barnard, Deptford
Launched3 November 1789
FateSold to the Royal Navy in 1795
Great Britain
NameHMS Hindostan
Acquired1795 by purchase
FateLost following fire, Rosas Bay, Spain, 2 April 1804
General characteristics
Class and type
Tons burthen124875⁄94 (bm)
Length
  • 160 ft 3 in (48.8 m) (overall)
  • 132 ft 0+1⁄2 in (40.2 m)
Beam42 ft 2 in (12.9 m)
Depth of hold17 ft 1 in (5.2 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • As fourth rate
  • Lower deck: 28 x 18-pounder guns
  • Upper deck: 26 x 32-pounder carronades
  • Fc: 2 x 18-pounder carronades
  • As storeship: lower deck guns removed
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