HMS Bombay (1828)

HMS Bombay
History
Royal Navy EnsignUnited Kingdom
NameHMS Bombay
Ordered26 January 1825
BuilderBombay Dockyard
Laid downMay 1826
Launched17 February 1828
FateCaught fire, exploded and sank; 14 December 1864
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeCanopus-class ship of the line
Tons burthen2279 bm
Length193 ft 10 in (59.08 m) (gundeck)
Beam52 ft 4.5 in (15.964 m)
Depth of hold22 ft 6 in (6.86 m)
PropulsionSails, since 1861 sails + steam engine
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • 84 guns:
  • Gundeck: 28 × 32-pounders, 2 × 68-pounder carronades
  • Upper gundeck: 32 × 24-pounders
  • Quarterdeck: 6 × 24-pounders, 10 × 32-pounder carronades
  • Forecastle: 2 × 24-pounders, 4 × 32-pounder carronades

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 at Chatham Dockyard. This was a significant modification and involved cutting the ship in half and inserting a section to lengthen her, as well as fitting a Humphrys, Tennant and Dykes steam engine that gave a speed of 10 knots.[2] Under the command of Captain Colin Andrew Campbell, she was sent to South America as the flagship of Rear-Admiral Charles Elliot.

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.[3]

  1. ^ a b Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 190.
  2. ^ "William McAlpine The Loss of HMS Bombay off Mondevideo". Christies.
  3. ^ ""Historia del Club" at BACRC official website". Archived from the original on 13 September 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2018.