| Cormorant | 3703 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 20 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | BWAS-1793 | |
| Operator | The Royal Navy | BWAS-1793 | |
| Named | 1796/12/27 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Captured | 1796/11/13 | BWAS-1793 | |
| First Commissioned | 1797/05 | ||
| Shipyard | Honfleur | BWAS-1793 | |
| Category | Sixth Rate | BWAS-1793 | |
| Ship Type | Post Ship | BWAS-1793 | |
| Wrecked | 1800/05/20 | BWAS-1793 | |
Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | BWAS-1793 |
| Length of Gundeck | 119' 4" | Imperial Feet | 36.3728 | Length of Keel | 98' 2 ½" | Imperial Feet | 29.9339 | Breadth | 32' 10 ½" | Imperial Feet | 10.0203 | Depth in Hold | 14' 9 ½" | Imperial Feet | 4.5085 | Burthen | 564 40⁄94 | Tons BM |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1796/12/27 | Broadside Weight = 113 Imperial Pound ( 51.2455 kg) | BWAS-1793 | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 18 | British 9-Pounder | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 2 | British 32-Pound Carronade | ||
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1797/05 | 1798/01 | Captain | John Clarke Searle | BWAS-1793 |
| 1798/01 | 1799/09 | Captain | Mark Robert Kerr | BWAS-1793 |
| 1799/09 | 1800/05/20 | Captain | Sir Courtnay Boyle | BWAS-1793 |
| Petty Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1800/05/20 | Unknown | Midshipman | Richard Israel Alleyn | NBD1849 |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1796/11/16 | Arrived at Portsmouth | |
| 1797 | Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1797/07/25 | Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £6838.0.0d | BWAS-1793 |
| 1799/01/02 | Took the Unrated Packet Boat Valiente off Malaga | |
| 1799/03/19 | Took the Unrated Brig Vincejo | |
| 1799/10/27 | Took the Privateer Le Tartare | |
| 1800/01/18 | Sailed for the Mediterranean | BWAS-1793 |
| 1800/02/24 | Took the Privateer Batador | |
| 1800/05/20 | Wrecked off Damietta in the Egyption coast | NBD1849 |
| Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Description | Author | Type |
| BWAS-1793 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793 - 1817 | Rif Winfield | Book |
| NBD1849 | A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849 | O'Brien | Digital Book |