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HMS Bombay (1805)

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was in Amboyna in Indonesia, under the command of Captain Charles Pickett. Pickett became unwell so the command of the ship was handed to Captain William Selby. In February Selby, together with Captain Edward Pakenham of
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was fitted as a troopship between May 1813 and February 1814, with Captain Arthur P. Hamilton commissioning her in November 1813. Captain Peter Rye may have preceded him in 1813. In August 1815 she accompanied the
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A newspaper announced on Saturday 7 December 1793 that a " 32-gun frigate The Bombay has been built by the Bombay Presidency for the Company's service. It will be commanded by Capt Pruin." She was built in the
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from Bombay to Calcutta, where they arrived on 11 August, and where his family established themselves. On the resumption of war with France the EIC appointed Hayes commodore of a small squadron consisting of
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Between 1817 and 1830 she was a troopship. She was fitted as a receiving ship between January and October 1832. Then in 1833 she became a receiving ship at Malta, and her armament was reduced to two guns.
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when she came into the Royal Navy as he was listed as her captain in June 1805, but he then left her almost immediately. In April 1807 Captain William Jones Lye took command.
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sailed to Muckie, Sumatra, and captured the fort there. It had belonged to the EIC, but had been lost due to the "treachery of the Malays". After three days of bombardment by
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A Collection of Papers Relative to Ship Building in India ...: Also a Register Comprehending All the Ships ... Built in India to the Present Time ..
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This article includes data released under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported UK: England & Wales Licence, by the
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and fitted out by public subscription. "She is a testament to Indian carpentry skill." By 1 April 1794 she was patrolling off Ceylon.
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Commodore Sir John Hayes: His Voyage and Life (1767-1831) with Some Account of Admiral D'Entrecasteaux's Voyage of 1792-3
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Asiatic Annual Register, Or, A View of the History of Hindustan, and of the Politics, Commerce and Literature of Asia
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on 15 April and had made no captures. The last distribution of the proceeds of the capture was made in August 1817.
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in March 1848. Joseph Sparkhall Rundle became captain from April 1850. His replacement, in December 1854 was
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d. A fourth and final payment was made in July 1828. A first-class share was worth £29 19s
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British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793–1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates
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In November 1811, Commander James Tomkinson (acting) became captain. Tomkinson sailed
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had 10 men killed and 31 wounded. The next day, a British squadron composed of
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arrived back in Amboyna and was returned to the command of Captain Pickett.
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back to Britain; she arrived at Deptford on 8 May 1811. By 1812 she was in
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in April 1805. Captain Hayes apparently initially remained in command of
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The letter book of Captain William Selby in possession of West Marshall.
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was armed with 12 guns and had a crew of 55 men under the command of a
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was sold at Malta on 4 July 1857 for £900. She was broken up in 1861.
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assumed command. In 1847 H.N.J. Chesshyre replaced Graves. Admiral
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A Peoples' History 1793 – 1844 from the newspapers: Prize-taking
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QD & Fc: 14 × 24-pounder carronades + 2 × 9-pounder guns
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On 17–18 September 1810 two French ships, the frigate
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From July 1838 to 1842 she was under the command of
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Gravesend, Kent: World Ship Society. 918: 904: 758: 959: 730:superintendent at Malta (Rear-Admiral 301:: 24 × 12-pounder + 8 × 6-pounder guns 31: 535:On 11 July 1808 the Navy renamed her 387:, 38-gun wooden warship built in the 311:Upper deck (UD): 26 × 12-pounder guns 116: 58: 7: 850:d; a sixth-class share was worth 8s 1139:. 15 July 1828. pp. 1376–1377. 1005: 873:For more on Captain Peter Rye see: 596:while she was under the command of 165:Sold on 4 July 1857; broken up 1861 1119:. 24 September 1814. p. 1923. 633:managed to escape. On 3 December 573:captured by the French frigate La 395:(HEIC) and launched in 1793. The 14: 264:11 ft 8 in (3.6 m) 1177:Biography of Houston Stewart R.N 1157:"Rundle, Joseph Sparkhall"  118: 59: 35: 1194:Ships of the East India Company 1163:A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1087:. 19 August 1817. p. 1792. 887:A Naval Biographical Dictionary 520:, after a chase of nine hours. 441:In July 1803 the EIC appointed 1067:. 12 January 1808. p. 71. 798:A first-class share was worth 334:UD: 18 × 32-pounder carronades 112:Sold to the Royal Navy in 1805 1: 625:recaptured her, and captured 393:Honourable East India Company 232: in (32.0 m) (keel) 1100:, Volume 10 (1808), p. 234. 462:(16), and the armed vessel 1314: 1298:Ships of the Bombay Marine 1293:Frigates of the Royal Navy 411:East India Company service 65:British East India Company 18: 471:At some point, Hayes and 169: 53: 34: 16:Frigate of the Royal Navy 1263:National Maritime Museum 1030:National Maritime Museum 1026:Warship Histories, vol v 639:capture of Île de France 351:UD: 24 × 18-pounder guns 170:General characteristics 1192:Hackman, Rowan (2001). 1019:"NMM, vessel ID 381204" 1229:Winfield, Rif (2008). 1166:. London: John Murray. 890:. London: John Murray. 710:. Then in April 1846, 577: 526:lieutenant de vaisseau 340:Fc: 2 × 9-pounder guns 256: in (10.6 m) 1220:Phipps, John (1840). 738:during this period). 569: 704:William Robert Mends 673:, and the storeship 423:In January 1797 HCS 1152:O'Byrne, William R. 876:O'Byrne, William R. 718:raised his flag in 549:s boats recaptured 383:, was a teak-built 1215:. Longmans, Green. 1136:The London Gazette 1116:The London Gazette 1084:The London Gazette 1064:The London Gazette 1008:, pp. 218–20. 881:"Rye, Peter"  578: 542:In September 1808 487:Royal Navy service 317:: 12 × 24-pounder 1267:Warship Histories 1265:, as part of the 1255:William Loney, RN 1240:978-1-86176-246-7 1211:Lee, Ida (1912). 708:Sir Lucius Curtis 493:Sir Edward Pellew 361: 360: 1305: 1244: 1225: 1216: 1207: 1179: 1174: 1168: 1167: 1159: 1147: 1141: 1140: 1127: 1121: 1120: 1107: 1101: 1095: 1089: 1088: 1075: 1069: 1068: 1055: 1049: 1048: 1046: 1044: 1039:on 2 August 2011 1038: 1032:. 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Index

HMS Bombay
HMS Ceylon


Bombay
Bombay Dockyard
frigate
bm
QD
carronades
Fc
fifth rate
Bombay Dockyard
Honourable East India Company
Royal Navy
Bombay Dockyard
Resistance
John Hayes
Castlereagh
Sir Edward Pellew
Jaseur
leagues
Little Andaman
Île de France
Ganges
Calcutta

Vénus
Victor
Charles Gordon

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