HMS Jumna (1848)
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Jumna.
| History | |
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| Name: | HMS Jumna |
| Builder: | Bombay Dockyard |
| Launched: | 7 March 1848 |
| Fate: | Sold in 1862. |
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| Name: | Jumna |
| Owner: | J. Wills & Son |
| Fate: | Lost between Hobart and Fremantle in 1881 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Helena-class brig |
HMS Jumna was a Helena-class brig of the Royal Navy, built at the Bombay Dockyard, initially intended to be named HMS Zebra and launched on 7 March 1848 as Jumna. She was paid off and sold 25 June 1862.
Fate
Jumna arrived at Hobart, Tasmania on 4 November 1881 from Port Louis, Mauritius, with a cargo of sugar and unable to obtain a charter, took in ballast, and left for Fremantle, Western Australia on 19 November and was never seen again.[1]
Citations
- ↑ "The Mercury (Hobart, Tasmania), Saturday 22 April 1882, p.2.". Retrieved 18 October 2010.
References
- Winfield, Rif & Lyon, David (2004). The Sail and Steam Navy List: All the Ships of the Royal Navy 1815–1889. London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-032-6. OCLC 52620555.
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