HMS Imaum
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Imaum |
| Builder | Bombay |
| Launched | 10 November 1826 |
| Acquired | 9 March 1836, from Imaum of Muscat |
| Fate | Broken up, 1863 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type | 76-gun third rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 1776 bm |
| Length | 177 ft (54 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 48 ft 4 in (14.73 m) |
| Depth of hold | 21 ft (6.4 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament | 76 guns of various weights of shot |
HMS Imaum (sometimes referred to as Imaun) was a 76-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy. She was built in Bombay as Liverpool, and launched on 10 November 1826 for the Imaum of Muscat, Said bin Sultan, who presented the ship to the Royal Navy on 9 March 1836.[1][2]
She was placed on harbour service at Port Royal, Jamaica in 1842, and was broken up in 1863.[1][3][4]
Imaum's figurehead was preserved in the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada until 2022, but is in the process of being transported to a museum in Dubai. [5]
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p191.
- ^ "The Imaum of Muscat". Naval & Military Gazette. No. 164. London. 19 March 1836. p. 11. Retrieved 3 September 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Naval Intelligence". Evening Star. London. 15 August 1842. p. 3. Retrieved 3 September 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "The West Indies". Portsmouth Times and Naval Gazette. No. 644. Portsea. 2 August 1862. p. 4. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
- ^ "Imaum Figurehead". Halifax, Nova Scotia: Nova Scotia Museum. Archived from the original on 3 September 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
References
[edit]- Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.
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