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Ship of the line of the Royal Navy
For other ships with the same name, see
HMS Bombay
.
HMS
Bombay
|
History
|
United Kingdom
|
Name
| HMS
Bombay
|
Ordered
| 26 January 1825
|
Builder
| Bombay Dockyard
|
Laid down
| May 1826
|
Launched
| 17 February 1828
|
Fate
| Caught fire, exploded and sank; 14 December 1864
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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
|
- 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]
Loss
[
edit
]
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.
[5]
[6]
At the time the ship was under sail, and the engines were not in use. The fire was reported at 3.35pm, having started in the area of the aft-
hold
. It spread quickly; by 4pm flames were coming out of the hatchways and setting the sails on fire. The ships boats were launched, but many men went into the water; some were killed by the ship's anchors when the cables holding them burnt through and they dropped into the sea. At 8:25pm, the ship's after
gunpowder magazine
exploded and she quickly sank in shallow water.
[7]
Bombay's
bowsprit remained visible above the water for some years afterwards, though it had disappeared by 1885.
[8]
See also
[
edit
]
- Arthur Philpotts
, Member of Parliament who was a sub-lieutenant on
Bombay
when she sank.
[9]
- Edmund Poe
, Admiral who was serving as a Midshipman
[10]
on-board
Bombay
the ship sank.
[11]
Notes
[
edit
]
- ^
a
b
Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 190.
- ^
"William McAlpine The Loss of HMS Bombay off Mondevideo"
.
Christies
.
- ^
"
"Historia del Club" at BACRC official website"
. Archived from
the original
on 13 September 2014
. Retrieved
30 September
2018
.
- ^
"HMS 'Bombay' on fire off Montevideo, Uruguay, 14 December 1864"
.
www.rmg.co.uk
. Royal Museums Greenwich
. Retrieved
30 April
2023
.
- ^
Gossett (1986), p.117.
- ^
Davis, P.
"Loss of Her Majesty's ship Bombay"
.
William Loney RN - Life and Career
. Archived from
the original
on 30 September 2018
. Retrieved
30 September
2018
.
- ^
"Casualties and Crimes-The Loss of HMS Bombay".
Bury and Norwich Post
. No. 4309. 24 January 1865.
- ^
"The South American Pilot: The east coast of South America from Cape St. Roque to Cape San Antonio, Rio de la Plata ; and the north coast from Cape St. Roque to the Rio Maroni in French Guyana. Part I"
. The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. 1885. p. 211
. Retrieved
30 April
2023
.
- ^
Who Was Who. Vol.2, 1916-28
(5 ed.). Black. 1992. p. 649.
ISBN
0-7136-3143-0
.
OCLC
1158346242
.
- ^
"Naval and Military Intelligence".
The Times
. No. 24840. London. 7 April 1864. p. 14.
- ^
Who Was Who. Vol.2, 1916-28
(5 ed.). Black. 1992. p. 654.
ISBN
0-7136-3143-0
.
OCLC
1158346242
.
References
[
edit
]
- 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
.
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