HMS Jumna (1848)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Jumna.
History
Name: HMS Jumna
Builder: Bombay Dockyard
Launched: 7 March 1848
Fate: Sold in 1862.
Name: Jumna
Owner: J. Wills & Son
Fate: Lost between Hobart and Fremantle in 1881
General characteristics
Type: Helena-class brig

HMS Jumna was a Helena-class brig of the Royal Navy, built at the Bombay Dockyard, initially intended to be named HMS Zebra and launched on 7 March 1848 as Jumna. She was paid off and sold 25 June 1862.

Fate

Jumna arrived at Hobart, Tasmania on 4 November 1881 from Port Louis, Mauritius, with a cargo of sugar and unable to obtain a charter, took in ballast, and left for Fremantle, Western Australia on 19 November and was never seen again.[1]

Citations

References

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 10/23/2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.