Name HMS Bombay Laid down May 1826 Tons burthen 2279 bm Launched 17 February 1828 Beam 16 m | Ordered 26 January 1825 Fate Burnt, 1864 Construction started May 1826 Weight 2,285 tons Builder Bombay Dockyard | |
Class and type Canopus-class ship of the line | ||
HMS Bombay was an 84-gun second rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 17 February 1828 at Bombay Dockyard.
She was fitted with screw propulsion in 1861. Her efficient ventilation system spread a fire of unknown origin during target practice near Flores Island in the River Plate on 14 December 1864, destroying her and costing the lives of 86 of her crew of 616.
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