HMS Buffalo (1813)
Royal Navy storeship (1813–1840) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other ships with the same name, see Hindostan (East Indiaman) and HMS Buffalo.
HMS Buffalo was a storeship of the Royal Navy, originally built and launched at Sulkea, opposite Calcutta, in 1813 as the merchant vessel Hindostan. The Admiralty purchased her that year after she arrived in Britain. She later transported convicts and immigrants to Australia, before being wrecked in 1840.
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Name | HMS Buffalo |
Builder | James Bonner & James Horsburgh, Sulkea[1] |
Launched | 4 January 1813 as Hindostan |
Acquired | 22 October 1813 by Royal Navy |
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Fate | Wrecked in Mercury Bay, 28 July 1840. |
General characteristics [2] | |
Class and type | sixth-rate storeship |
Tons burthen | 589,[3] or 670[1] (bm) |
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Beam | 33 ft 6 in (10.21 m) |
Depth of hold | 15 ft 8 in (4.78 m) |
Propulsion | Sail |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
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Armament |
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Notes | Water buffalo figurehead |
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