HMS Hindostan (1804)
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| Career (UK) |  |
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| Name: | HMS Hindostan |
| Acquired: | 1804 |
| Renamed: | Renamed Dolphin, 1819 Renamed Justitia 1833 |
| Fate: | Sold out of service, 1855 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Storeship |
| Tons burthen: | 1,249 long tons (1,269 MT) |
| Length: | 160 feet (49 m) |
| Beam: | 42 feet (13 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: | 50 guns (reduced to 20, 1811) |
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Hindustan.
HMS Hindostan (variously Hindustan) was a 50-gun fourth rate two-decker ship of the line of the Royal Navy. Originally a teak-built East Indiaman named Admiral Rainer, she was bought into Royal Navy service in May 1804.
She was converted to a storeship in 1811, when her guns were reduced from 54 to 20. In 1819 she was renamed Dolphin, and in 1830 renamed Justitia when she became a prison ship.
[edit] References
- Colledge, J. J. and Warlow, Ben (2006). Ships of the Royal Navy: the complete record of all fighting ships of the Royal Navy, Rev. ed., London: Chatham. ISBN 9781861762818. OCLC 67375475.
- HMS Hindustan. Naval Database. pbenyon.plus.com.
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