Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Calcutta, after the Indian city of Calcutta (now Kolkata).
The first HMS Calcutta was a 54-gun fourth rate, originally the East Indiaman Warley and purchased in 1795, captured by the French in 1805 and destroyed by British ships in 1809.
The second HMS Calcutta was an 84-gun second rate launched in 1831, converted to a gunnery training ship in 1865 and sold in 1908.
The third Calcutta was HMS Hercules, renamed Calcutta in 1909.
The fourth Calcutta was the gunboat HMS Handy, renamed Calcutta in 1916.
The fifth HMS Calcutta was a light cruiser launched in 1918 and sunk in action in 1941.
