HMS Bombay (1828)
The Bombay on fire, 1864
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History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Bombay |
Ordered | 26 January 1825 |
Builder | Bombay Dockyard |
Laid down | May 1826 |
Launched | 17 February 1828 |
Fate | Burnt 14 December 1864 |
General characteristics [1] | |
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 |
Armament |
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HMS Bombay was an 84-gun second rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 17 February 1828 at Bombay Dockyard.[1]
She was fitted with screw propulsion in 1861.
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.[2]
The ship would be destroyed in a fire on the River Plate, in a freak target practice accident. Her efficient ventilation system spread the fire of unknown origin during the target practice off Uruguay near Isla de Flores near Montevideo in the River Plate on 14 December 1864, destroying her and costing the lives of 93 of her crew of 619.[3][4]
Notes[]
- ^ a b Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 190.
- ^ ""Historia del Club" at BACRC official website". Archived from the original on 13 September 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
- ^ Gossett (1986), p.117.
- ^ Davis, P. "Loss of Her Majesty's ship Bombay". William Loney RN - Life and Career. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
References[]
- Gossett, William Patrick (1986). The lost ships of the Royal Navy, 1793-1900. Mansell. ISBN 0-7201-1816-6.
- Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.
- Ships of the line of the Royal Navy
- Canopus-class ships of the line
- British ships built in India
- 1828 ships
- Ship fires
- Maritime incidents in December 1864
- Shipwrecks
- United Kingdom ship of the line stubs