HMS Hastings (1819)
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For other ships with the same name, see Hastings (East Indiaman) and HMS Hastings.
HMS Hastings was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy. She was built in Calcutta for the Honourable East India Company, but the Royal Navy purchased her in 1819. The Navy sold her in 1886.
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The Hastings, lying in Ordinary in the Medway, December 1829 | |
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Name | Hastings |
Namesake | Warren Hastings |
Builder | Kyd & Co, Kidderpore[1] |
Launched | 8 January 1818[2] |
Fate | Sold to British Admiralty 1819 |
History | |
United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Hastings |
Acquired | 22 June 1819, from British East India Company |
Fate | Sold, 1886 |
General characteristics [3] | |
Class and type | 74-gun third rate ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 1732,[4] or 1763 (bm) |
Length | 176 ft 10+1⁄2 in (53.9 m) (gundeck) |
Beam | 48 ft 6 in (14.8 m) |
Depth of hold | 21 ft (6.4 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
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