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Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS ''Calcutta'', after the Indian city of Calcutta (now Kolkata). * The first HMS ''Calcutta'' was a 54-gun fourth rate, originally the East Indiaman ''Warley'' and purchased in 1795, captured by the French in 1805 and destroyed by British ships in 1809. * The second HMS ''Calcutta'' was an 84-gun second rate launched in 1831, converted to a gunnery training ship in 1865 and sold in 1908. * The third ''Calcutta'' was HMS ''Hercules'', renamed ''Calcutta'' in 1909. * The fourth ''Calcutta'' was the gunboat HMS ''Handy'', renamed ''Calcutta'' in 1916. * The fifth HMS ''Calcutta'' was a light cruiser launched in 1918 and sunk in action in 1941. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「HMS Calcutta」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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