Phlegethon (1840 ship)

HEICS Phlegethon attacking Bruneian forts during the capture of Brunei in 1846.
History
NamePhlegethon
NamesakePhlegethon
OwnerEast India Company
BuilderLairds, Birkenhead
Cost£24,288
Launched30 April 1840
Commissioned11 Aug 1840
FateBroken up in 1853 at Calcutta
General characteristics
Class & typePaddle frigate
Tons burthen530 bm
Propulsion90 hp (67 kW)
Armament4 x 24 pounder brass cannons + 2 x 6 pounder chaser guns, supplemented by Congreve rockets

HEIC Phlegethon was an early iron-hulled paddle steamer built for the East India Company (EIC). Launched in 1840, she was one of the "sliding-keel vessels" commissioned by the EIC's Secret Committee for riverine and coastal warfare. She played a significant role in the First Opium War and later served as a primary instrument of anti-piracy operations in the Straits Settlements and Borneo.

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