Hastings (Ship of the line : 1819-1886)

HMS Hastings was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy. She was built in Calcutta for the British East India Company, but the Royal Navy purchased her in 1819. In 1855 she was converted to a steam ship and fitted with screw propulsion. The Navy sold her in 1886.

HMML ID
278408820956
PURL
https://w3id.org/haf/organization/278408820956
LC name
Hastings (Ship of the line : 1819-1886)
HMML name
Hastings (Ship of the line : 1819-1886)
Library of Congress
https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2021082685
VIAF
https://viaf.org/viaf/2014162669485455500001

Variants

  • HMS Hastings

Organization information

Foundation date
1819
Dissolution date
1886
Centuries
19th century CE
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General notes

Description
74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy; built in Calcutta for East India Company; Royal Navy purchased in 1819; 855 she was fitted with screw propulsion; sold in 1886
Citations
"HMS Hastings (1819)," Wikipedia, accessed July 13, 2021, https://perma.cc/N9G5-D26A.
Citations
HMAR 00556, Hill Museum & Manuscript Library, accessed July 13, 2021, https://w3id.org/vhmml/museum/view/3885.

Preferred citation

"Hastings (Ship of the line : 1819-1886)." HMML Authority File. Hill Museum & Manuscript Library. Last modified November 17, 2021. https://w3id.org/haf/organization/278408820956

Change notes

Date added
2021-07-13
Last edited
2021-11-17