Launch and Purchase
The Hindostan was built of teak by James Bonner and James Horsburgh, of Firth, in 1813 at Calcutta. Upon the ship's launch, the Calcutta Gazette reported her as a merchantman built to carry grain rice. The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty purchased her and the similar Severn, a 550 tons burthen (bm) ship (renamed HMS Camel) for the Royal Navy. Horsburgh part-financed the building of both Severn and Hindostan in the partnership of Horsburgh & Colman.
On 13 October 1813, after a six month maiden voyage, the Hindostan arrived in Blackwall, London. Nine days later a £18,000 purchasing deal was brokered with David Webster (representing the builders). The Navy Board renamed the ship HMS Buffalo, designated her a sixth rate, and employed her as a storeship.
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