| History | |
|---|---|
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| Name | Cleopatra |
| Owner | East India Company |
| Builder | Thomas Pitcher of Northfleet[1][2] |
| Launched | 1839[1] |
| Out of service | 15 April 1847 |
| Fate | Sunk by tropical cyclone off Malabar Coast[1][2][3] |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 760 bm[1] |
| Length | 178 ft 5 in (54.38 m) [1] |
| Beam | 31 ft (9.4 m)[1] |
| Speed | 9-10 knots under sail |
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Cleopatra was a Victorian-era wooden paddle steam frigate[4] of the East India Company.[4] Constructed at Northfleet, the ship arrived at Bombay (now Mumbai) on 19 April 1840,[5] and operated as a transport and mail steamer between Bombay to Karachi, Aden and Suez.[3]
- ^ a b "HMS Cleopatra (+1847)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
casualties39was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b Charles Rathbone Low. History of the Indian Navy. p. 192.
- ^ Charles Rathbone Low. History of the Indian Navy. p. 136. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2015.