British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Calcutta' (1795)

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Calcutta

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Nominal Guns54BWAS-1793
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Previously
British Merchant east indiaman 'Warley' (1788) (26) 1788-1795
British 26 Gun
Merchant East Indiaman
Named12.5.1795BWAS-1793
Purchased9.3.1795BWAS-1793
First Commissioned5.1795BWAS-1793
ShipyardBlackwall Yard - Blackwall BWAS-1793
Constructor
John PerryBritish
Ship Builder
Service 1775-1810
BWAS-1793
CategoryFourth RateBWAS-1793
Ship TypeShip of the LineBWAS-1793
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1793
Captured26.9.1805BWAS-1793
Becomes
French Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Calcutta' (1805) (60) 1805-1809
French 60 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck156' 11"Imperial Feet47.5493 
Length of Keel129' 7 ¾"Imperial Feet39.3383 
Breadth41' 3 ½"Imperial Feet12.5095 
Depth in Hold17' 2"Imperial Feet5.1889 
Burthen1,175 73⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


1795Broadside Weight = 677 Imperial Pound ( 307.0195 kg)B028
Lower Gun Deck28 British 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 British 32-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 9-Pounder

6.1796Broadside Weight = 480 Imperial Pound ( 217.68 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck28 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 32-Pound Carronade

10.1802Broadside Weight = 198 Imperial Pound ( 89.793 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck16 British 24-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

5.9.1804Broadside Weight = 700 Imperial Pound ( 317.45 kg)BWAS-1793
Lower Gun Deck28 British 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 32-Pound Carronade

6 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
5.1795 - 2.1796Captain
William BlighBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1762-1814
BWAS-17936.1796 - 8.1797Lieutenant
Robert ArnoldBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1781-1816
BWAS-17938.1797 - 1.1798Lieutenant
Edward Jekyll CanesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1780-1793
BWAS-17931.1798 - 1799Commander
Richard PouldenBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1783-1802
BWAS-17931799Commander
John AndersonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1783-1799
BWAS-179311.1802 - 26.9.1805Captain
Daniel WoodriffBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1783-1805
BWAS-1793

5 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
24.3.1803 - 1802Second Lieutenant
Richard DonovanBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1801-1802
ref:201123.4.1803 - 1803First Lieutenant
James TuckeyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1803-1814
ref:201124.4.1803 - 1803Third Lieutenant
Nicholas Lechmere PateshallBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1795-1850
ref:201124.4.1803 - 1803Fourth Lieutenant
William DowersBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1802-1815
ref:201124.4.1803 - 1803Fifth Lieutenant
John HoustonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1803
ref:2011

3 Warrant Officers


DatesRankNameSource
24.4.1803 - 1803Purser
Edward WhiteBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1799-1827
ref:201124.4.1803 - 1803Surgeon
Edward BrumleyBritish
Naval Sailor
Medic
Service 1803
ref:201124.4.1803 - 1803Master
Richard WrightBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1803
ref:2011

2 Crewmen


DatesRatingNameSource
8.11.1802 - 15.12.1802Purser's Steward
William LangleyBritish
Naval Sailor
Dockyard Staff
Service 1794-1822
ADM 29/814.12.1802 - 10.18041st Class Volunteer
William WalfordBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1802-1846
NBD1849

Service History


DateEventSource
9.3.1795RegisteredBWAS-1793
2.1796Delivered to the Transport BoardBWAS-1793
2.1796Paid offBWAS-1793
2.1796Refitted as a 26 gun Unrated Transport
6.1796RecommissionedBWAS-1793
11.1798Capture of MinorcaBWAS-1793
1802Refitted as a 18 gun Unrated Prison Ship
5.1802Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
11.1802RecommissionedBWAS-1793
2.1803Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
24.4.1803

At Spithead

ref:2011
25.4.1803Sailed for Port Philip, AustraliaBWAS-1793
1804Reduced to a 24 gun transportBWAS-1714
24.7.1804At homeBWAS-1793
26.9.1805Captured by the French off the Scilly Isles, losing 6 killed and 6 woundedBWAS-1793
26.9.1805Taken by the French by Allemands squadron off Scily

 
Previous comments on this page

Posted by Philip Stevens on Saturday 27th of June 2026 16:03

The will of Philip Le Hardy of HMS Calcutta was witnessed by Capt William Bligh on 27 November 1795. Jersey Archive L/F/76/A/7

Posted by Tim Oakley on Tuesday 8th of March 2022 17:02

3 Aug 1805 Calcutta transport Captain Daniel Woodriff left St Helena as escort to a convoy for England.

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