Calcutta (1794 ship)

History
Great Britain
Name	Calcutta
Namesake	Calcutta
Launched	1794, Calcutta
Captured	17 December 1799, and recaptured the same day
Fate	Wrecked 8 September 1801
General characteristics
Tons burthen	760, or 768, or 76890⁄94 bm)
Armament	8 × 12-pounder guns "of the New Construction"
Notes	Three decks; teak-built; Hackman appears to have confused this Calcutta with another vessel, at least with respect to launch date and place and date of loss.;

Calcutta was launched in 1794 on the Hooghly River. Between 1797 and 1799 she sailed to England on a voyage for the British East India Company (EIC). In 1799 the French Navy captured her, and the Royal Navy recaptured her. She was lost in 1801 in the Red Sea, sailing in support of the British Government's expedition to Egypt.

^ Phipps (1840), p. 97.
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^ Hackman (2001), p. 226.

[FOOTNOTEPhipps184097-1] Phipps (1840), p. 97.

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[FOOTNOTEHackman2001226-3] Hackman (2001), p. 226.

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History

Great Britain
Name	Calcutta
Namesake	Calcutta
Launched	1794, Calcutta
Captured	17 December 1799, and recaptured the same day
Fate	Wrecked 8 September 1801
General characteristics
Tons burthen	760,^[1] or 768,^[2] or 76890⁄94^[3] bm)
Armament	8 × 12-pounder guns "of the New Construction"^[2]
Notes	Three decks; teak-built^[2] Hackman appears to have confused this Calcutta with another vessel, at least with respect to launch date and place and date of loss.