| History | |
|---|---|
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| Name | Cornwallis |
| Namesake | Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis |
| Owner | British East India Company (EIC) |
| Operator | Bengal Pilot Service |
| Builder | Bombay Dockyard[1][2] |
| Launched | 1787 |
| Captured | 10, or 19 December 1796[1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 170[3][1] (bm) |
| Sail plan | Snow, or brig,[1] or sloop |
| Armament | 14 guns |
Cornwallis was a snow that the Honourable East India Company (EIC) had built in 1787 at Bombay Dockyard for the Bengal Pilot Service. A French privateer captured her in 1796.
- ^ a b c d Wadia (1986), p. 334.
- ^ Hackman (2001), p. 325.
- ^ Phipps (1840), p. 132.