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British East India Company naval vessel (1827–1845) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
HCS Coote was a sloop-of-war that served the British East India Company (EIC) during the 19th century.[3] The Bombay Dockyard launched Coote in 1827.[4] Though the EIC built Coote, her size and armament were equivalent to the retired Cruizer-class brig-sloops.
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Coote participated in the 1839 Aden Expedition along with HCS Mahi and the frigate HMS Volage and the brig HMS Cruizer of the British Royal Navy.[5]
Coote was lost on 1 December 1845. She had left Bombay on 22 November, and wrecked at Calicut, on the Malabar Coast, on what became known as Coote Reef (11.23333°N 75.76667°E).[lower-alpha 1] Her officers and crew abandoned her as unsalvageable on 3 December. Her captain, Lieutenant J.S. Grieve, his officers, and crew all survived. All her guns, and a great deal of her stores and ammunition were saved.[7][8] The EIC was able, eventually, to get her off the rocks. The company decided to sell the hull at Calicut rather than attempt to tow it to Bombay. A Calicut resident bought the hull for 10,000 rupees, but as she was being towed on shore where her leaks might be repaired, she sank into mud and appeared a total loss.[9]
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