Cornwallis (1789 ship)

For other ships with the same name, see Cornwallis (ship).

History
Great Britain
NameCornwallis
NamesakeEarl Cornwallis
Owner
  • Originally:Lennox & Co.[3]
  • 1803 & 4:Nasserwanji Manockji[10]
  • 1809:Nasserwanjee Monackjee[11][6][9]
  • 1813-1818:Nemchand Amichand[10]
  • 1819-1833:Motichand Armichand[10]
  • 1841:Khemchand Motichand[2]
BuilderSurat[b]
Launchedc.1789[a]
FateBurnt at Bombay Harbour June 1841
General characteristics
Tons burthen653,[6][7][9] or 666,[2] or 667,[8] or 716,[13][12] or 719[4][5][3] (bm)
Length123 ft (37 m)[3]
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament22 guns
NotesTeak-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.[3] 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.

  1. ^ The Asiatic Journal and Monthly Miscellany ..., Volume 8 (November 1819), "Comparative strengths of ships built in different parts of India", p.447.
  2. ^ a b c Bombay Calendar and Almanack (1841), p.59.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Hackman (2001), pp. 28–9.
  4. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference LR1800 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference RS1809 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ a b c d Milburn (1813), p. 237.
  7. ^ a b c Phipps (1840), p. 170.
  8. ^ a b c Phipps (1840), p. 173.
  9. ^ a b c d British Library: Cornwallis.
  10. ^ a b c Bulley (2000), p. 124.
  11. ^ a b Report and Papers... (1809), p.242.
  12. ^ a b House of Commons (1814), p. 626.
  13. ^ Report and Papers... (1809), p.238.


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