Hms Calcutta
Five ships of the
Royal Navy
have been named
HMS ''Calcutta
'', after the
Indian
city of
Calcutta
(now
Kolkota
).
The first
Calcutta
was a 54-gun
fourth-rate
ship, originally the
East Indiaman
Warley
and purchased in
1795
, captured by the French in
1805
and destroyed by British ships in
1809
.
The second
Calcutta
was an 84-gun
second-rate
ship launched in
1831
, converted to a
gunnery ship
in
1865
and sold in
1908
.
The third
Calcutta
was the
Hercules
(1868)
, renamed in
1909
.
The fourth
Calcutta
was the gunboat
Handy
(1883)
, renamed in
1916
.
The fifth
Calcutta
was a
light cruiser
launched in
1918
and sunk in action
1941
.
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