| Calcutta | 639 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 54 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | BWAS-1793 | |
| Operator | The Royal Navy | BWAS-1793 | |
| Previously | British merchantman east indiaman 'Warley' (1788) | BWAS-1793 | |
| Named | 1795/05/12 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Purchased | 1795/03/09 | BWAS-1793 | |
| First Commissioned | 1795/05 | ||
| Shipyard | Blackwall | BWAS-1793 | |
| Category | Fourth Rate | BWAS-1793 | |
| Ship Type | Ship of the Line | BWAS-1793 | |
| Captured | 1805/09/26 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Becomes | French fourth rate ship of the line 'Calcutta' (1805) | BWAS-1793 | |
Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | BWAS-1793 |
| Length of Gundeck | 156' 11" | Imperial Feet | Length of Keel | 129' 7 ¾" | Imperial Feet | Breadth | 41' 3 ½" | Imperial Feet | Depth in Hold | 17' 2" | Imperial Feet | Burthen | 1,175 73⁄94 | Tons BM |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1795 | Broadside Weight = 677 Imperial Pound ( 307.0195 kg) | B028 | ||
| Lower Gun Deck | 28 | British 18-Pounder | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 26 | British 32-Pounder | ||
| Forecastle | 2 | British 9-Pounder | ||
| 1796/06 | Broadside Weight = 480 Imperial Pound ( 217.68 kg) | BWAS-1793 | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 28 | British 32-Pound Carronade | ||
| Forecastle | 2 | British 32-Pound Carronade | ||
| 1802/10 | Broadside Weight = 198 Imperial Pound ( 89.793 kg) | BWAS-1793 | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 16 | British 24-Pound Carronade | ||
| Forecastle | 2 | British 6-Pounder | ||
| 1804/09/05 | Broadside Weight = 700 Imperial Pound ( 317.45 kg) | BWAS-1793 | ||
| Lower Gun Deck | 28 | British 18-Pounder | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 26 | British 32-Pound Carronade | ||
| Forecastle | 2 | British 32-Pound Carronade | ||
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1795/05 | 1796/02 | Captain | William Bligh | BWAS-1793 |
| 1796/06 | 1797/08 | Lieutenant | Robert Arnold | BWAS-1793 |
| 1797/08 | 1798/01 | Lieutenant | Edward Jekyll Canes | BWAS-1793 |
| 1798/01 | 1799 | Commander | Richard Poulden | BWAS-1793 |
| 1799 | 1799 | Commander | John Anderson | BWAS-1793 |
| 1802/11 | 1805/09/26 | Captain | Daniel Woodriff | BWAS-1793 |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1795/03/09 | Registered | BWAS-1793 |
| 1796/02 | Delivered to the Transport Board | BWAS-1793 |
| 1796/02 | Paid off | BWAS-1793 |
| 1796/02 | Re-classed as a 26 gun UnratedTransport | |
| 1796/06 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1793 |
| 1798/11 | Capture of Minorca | BWAS-1793 |
| 1802 | Re-classed as a 18 gun UnratedPrison Ship | |
| 1802/05 | Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1802/11 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1793 |
| 1803/02 | Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1803/04/25 | Sailed for Port Philip, Australia | BWAS-1793 |
| 1804 | Reduced to a 24 gun transport | BWAS-1714 |
| 1804/07/24 | At home | BWAS-1793 |
| 1805/09/26 | Captured by the French off the Scilly Isles, losing 6 killed and 6 wounded | BWAS-1793 |
| 1805/09/26 | Taken by the French | |
| Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Description | Author | Type |
| BWAS-1793 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793 - 1817 | Rif Winfield | Book |
| B028 | Ships of the Royal Navy - Volume I | J. J. Colledge | Book |
| BWAS-1714 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792 | Rif Winfield | Book |