HMS Himalaya (1854)
HMS Himalaya carrying Armstrong Guns to the Second Opium War, 1860, from the Illustrated London News | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | Himalaya |
| Namesake | The Himalayas |
| Owner | Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company, London |
| Route | Southampton – Alexandria |
| Builder | C. J. Mare & Co., Leamouth, London |
| Laid down | November 1851 |
| Launched | 24 May 1853 |
| Completed | 9 January 1854 |
| Out of service | 14 July 1854 sold to British Government |
| History | |
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Himalaya |
| Acquired | 14 July 1854 |
| Out of service | Sold 28 September 1920 |
| Renamed | C60 in December 1895 |
| Reclassified | Coal hulk, December 1895 |
| Fate | Sunk by Junkers Ju 87 dive bombers of the German Luftwaffe 12 June 1940 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type |
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| Tonnage | 3,438 GRT, 2,327 NRT |
| Displacement | 4,690 tons |
| Length | 339 ft (103 m) |
| Beam | 46 ft (14 m) |
| Propulsion | Single expansion steam, single screw |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Speed |
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| Capacity | 3000 troops |
| Complement | 213 crew |
HMS Himalaya was built for the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company as SS Himalaya, a 3,438 gross register ton iron steam screw passenger ship. She was purchased by the Royal Navy in 1854 for use as a troopship until 1894 and was then moored in the Hamoaze, Devonport to serve as a Navy coal hulk until 1920, when sold off. She was sunk during a German air attack on Portland Harbour in 1940.