HMS Bombay (1805)
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HCS Bombay, later HMS Bombay and HMS Ceylon, was a 672 ton fifth rate, 38-gun wooden warship built in the Bombay Dockyard
for the Honourable East India Company and launched in 1793. The Royal Navy
purchased her in 1805 and renamed her HMS Bombay. She served with the Royal Navy under that name until 1 July 1808, when she became HMS Ceylon. She was sold at Malta in 1857.
off Little Andaman
, after a chase of nine hours. Jaseur was armed with 12 guns and had a crew of 55 men under the command of a Lieutenant de vaisseau. She had left Île de France
on 15 April and had made no captures. The last distribution of the proceeds of the capture was made in August 1817.
On 17-18 September 1810, the Vénus
and Revenant
captured Ceylon while she was under the command of Charles Gordon
. The next day, a British squadron composed of , and the brig recaptured her, and captured Vénus; Revenant managed to escape.
From c.1838 to 1852 she was the receiving ship at Malta
, and from 1853 to 1855 the flagship of the Admiral
superintendent there (Rear-Admiral Montagu Stopford
and Admiral Houston Stewart
during this period).
Bombay Dockyard
Bombay Dockyard—also known as Naval Dockyard—is an Indian shipbuilding yard at Mumbai.Shipbuilding was an established profession throughout the Indian coastline prior to the advent of the Europeans and it contributed significantly to maritime exploration throughout Indian maritime history. Indian...
for the Honourable East India Company and launched in 1793. The Royal Navy
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
purchased her in 1805 and renamed her HMS Bombay. She served with the Royal Navy under that name until 1 July 1808, when she became HMS Ceylon. She was sold at Malta in 1857.
Royal Navy service
On 10 July 1807, under Captain William Jones Lye, she captured the French navy brig some eight leaguesLeague (unit)
A league is a unit of length . It was long common in Europe and Latin America, but it is no longer an official unit in any nation. The league originally referred to the distance a person or a horse could walk in an hour...
off Little Andaman
Little Andaman
Little Andaman island is the fourth largest of the Andaman Islands of India with an area of 734.39 km², lying at the southern end of the archipelago. It is separated from Rutland Island in Great Andaman by the Duncan Passage. It is home to the Onge tribe, who call the island Egu Belong, and...
, after a chase of nine hours. Jaseur was armed with 12 guns and had a crew of 55 men under the command of a Lieutenant de vaisseau. She had left Île de France
Mauritius
Mauritius , officially the Republic of Mauritius is an island nation off the southeast coast of the African continent in the southwest Indian Ocean, about east of Madagascar...
on 15 April and had made no captures. The last distribution of the proceeds of the capture was made in August 1817.
On 17-18 September 1810, the Vénus
French frigate Vénus (1808)
The Vénus was a Junon class frigate of the French Navy.On 10 November 1808, she departed Cherbourg, bound for Île de France, where she served as Hamelin's flagship, leading a squadron also comprising the frigate Manche and the sloop Créole....
and Revenant
French corvette Revenant
Revenant was a 20-gun privateer corvette designed by Robert Surcouf for commerce raiding. She was later requisitioned for service in the French Navy, and was renamed Iéna, but was subsequently captured by and served in the Royal Navy as HMS Victor...
captured Ceylon while she was under the command of Charles Gordon
Charles Gordon (Royal Navy officer)
Admiral Charles Gordon, CB was an officer of the British Royal Navy during the nineteenth century. Gordon's most notable action was the Action of 18 September 1810, when he was seriously wounded in battle and his frigate HMS Ceylon captured by the French frigate Vénus...
. The next day, a British squadron composed of , and the brig recaptured her, and captured Vénus; Revenant managed to escape.
From c.1838 to 1852 she was the receiving ship at Malta
Malta
Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...
, and from 1853 to 1855 the flagship of the Admiral
Admiral
Admiral is the rank, or part of the name of the ranks, of the highest naval officers. It is usually considered a full admiral and above vice admiral and below admiral of the fleet . It is usually abbreviated to "Adm" or "ADM"...
superintendent there (Rear-Admiral Montagu Stopford
Montagu Stopford (admiral)
Vice-Admiral Sir Montagu Stopford KCB was an officer in the Royal Navy.-Naval career:The fifth and youngest son of James Stopford, 3rd Earl of Courtown, he entered the Navy on 8 November 1810 and was commissioned as Lieutenant on 17 July 1819 and as Commander on 29 January 1822...
and Admiral Houston Stewart
Houston Stewart
Admiral of the Fleet Sir Houston Stewart GCB was a Royal Navy officer and briefly a Liberal Party Member of Parliament .-Naval career:...
during this period).