HCS Pluto (1822)
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The H[onourable] C[ompany's] S[hip] Pluto was built in 1822 for the British East India Company (EIC) as a steam dredge for Calcutta. The EIC converted her into a floating battery and she served during the first Anglo-Burmese war (1824 to 1826). At the end of the war, the EIC sold her and, her engine having been removed, she became a coal depot. A gale destroyed her in May 1830.
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Name | Pluto |
Owner | British East India Company |
Ordered | 1822 |
Builder | Kyd & Co., Kidderpore, Calcutta |
Launched | 1822 |
Fate | Destroyed May 1830 |
General characteristics | |
Tons burthen | (bm) |
Installed power | 8 ihp (6.0 kW) |
Propulsion | 2 paddle wheels |
Speed | 4 kn (4.6 mph; 7.4 km/h) |
Armament | 4 × 24-pounder brass carronades + 2 × 6-pounder guns (not in action)[1] |
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