History | |
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Great Britain | |
Name | Cornwallis |
Namesake | Earl Cornwallis |
Owner | |
Builder | Surat[a] |
Launched | c.1789[b] |
Fate | Burnt at Bombay Harbour June 1841 |
General characteristics | |
Tons burthen | 653,[1][2][5] or 666,[11] or 667,[3] or 716,[13][7] or 719[8][9][4] (bm) |
Length | 123 ft (37 m)[4] |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Armament | 22 guns |
Notes | Teak-built |
Cornwallis was built probably at Surat around 1789, or possibly Demaun in 1790. Her name was originally Britannia, but it was changed to Cornwallis shortly before her completion.[4] She served for some years in India as a country ship, before transferring her registry to Britain in 1797. She then served in private trade between Britain and India until 1809 or so when she transferred her registry back to Bombay. Thereafter she served as a country ship, though in both 1810 and again in 1817 she performed a voyage to Britain for the British East India Company. Thereafter she apparently continued to serve as a country ship with homeport of Bombay. She burnt there in June 1841 as she was about to take a cargo of cotton to China.
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