'History of the Indian Navy. (1613-1863).' [‎4] (23/622)

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HISTORY OF THE INDIAN NAVY.
Indian Navy. At the time of the abolition of the Service,
the Bombay Geographical Society numbered one hundred and
two members.
On the evening of the 1st of March, 1831, a fine eighty-four-
gun ship, built by Nowrojee Jamsetjee, the Company's master
builder, was launched in Bombay Dockyard, and christened by
Lady Malcolm, the ' Calcuttashe was a beautiful specimen
of workmanship, and fastened on Sir R. Sepping's principle,
and though nominally an eighty-four, she could carry ninety-six
guns. The 4 Calcutta' was the eighth* line-of-battle ship built
for Her Majesty's Service in Bombay Dockyard, exclusive of
others for the Imaum of Muscat by those famous Parsee ship
builders, Jamsetjee Bomanjee, Nowrojee and Cursetjee; and
Sir Charles Malcolm only stated a fact when he informed the
multitude assembled at the launch of the 4 Calcutta,' that the
Company's dockyard had produced u some of the finest men-of-
w 7 ar he had ever in the course of his career met with." Among
these was the 'Asia,' eighty-four guns, 2,889 tons, the largest
ship hitherto built in India, which was the flagship of Sir
Edward Codrington at the battle of Navarino; and of which
Admiral Sir Pulteney Malcolm wrote to his brother. Sir
Charles :—" Tell my old friend, Nowrojee, what a glorious part
the 4 Asia' sustained in the battle of Navarino, and how proud
I am of his success as a builder."
On the 3rd of July, 1831, Commodore Sir John Hayes,
senior officer of the Indian Navy, and master-attendant at Cal
cutta, expired in his 64th year at the residence of Mr. Ross, on
Kulling's Island, in the Cocos group, in the Bay of Bengal,
where he had been landed six days before from the Hon. Com-
* The following is a list of ships and vessels constructed at Bombay for Her
Majesty's Service ;—
Guns. Burden in tons. Floated out.
Pitt . . . Frigate 36 872 Jan. 17, 1805
Salsette . . „ 36 885 Mar. 24, 1807
Minden . . Ship 74 1681 June 19, 1810
Comwallis . . „ 74 1767 May 2, 1813
Victor . . Brig 18 384 Oct. 29, 1814
Sphynx . . Brigantine 12 239 Jan. 25, 1815
Wellesley . . Ship 74 1745 Feb. 24, 1815
Zebra . . Brig 18 385 Nov. 18, 1815
Cameleon . . Brigantine 12 239 Jan. 16, 1816
Amphitrite . . Frigate 38 1064 April 14, 1816
Melville . . Ship 74 1767 Feb. 11, 1817
Trincomalee . Frigate 38 1065 Oct. 19, 1817
Malabar . . Ship 74 1715 Dec. 28, 1818
Seringapatam . Frigate 38 1152 Sept. 5, 1819
Ganges . . Ship 84 2284 Nov. 10, 1821
Madagascar . Frigate 46 1166 Oct. 31, 1822
. . Ship 84 2289 Jan. 17, 1824
On the 17th March, 1828, the 'Bombay,' eighty-four guns, but pierced to
carry one hundred and twelve guns, was launched from the dock ; in 1829, the
' Andromache,' frigate; in 1831, the 4 Calcutta,' eighty-four guns, mentioned
above; and in 1848, the sixteen-gun brigs 'Nerbudda' and 'Jumna.'