| Cornwallis | 3710 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 50 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | BWAS-1793 | |
| Operator | Bombay Marine | BWAS-1793 | |
| Previously | British fourth rate frigate 'Marquis Cornwallis' (1801) | BWAS-1793 | |
| Purchased | 1805/03 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Shipyard | Bombay | BWAS-1793 | |
| Category | Fourth Rate | BWAS-1793 | |
| Ship Type | Frigate | BWAS-1793 | |
| Sold | 1862 | BWAS-1793 | |
Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | BWAS-1793 |
| Length of Gundeck | 164' 4 ½" | Imperial Feet | 50.1015 | Length of Keel | 140' 4 ⅞" | Imperial Feet | 42.7958 | Breadth | 15' 3" | Imperial Feet | 4.6482 | Depth in Hold | 15' 3" | Imperial Feet | 4.6482 | Burthen | 1,387 57⁄94 | Tons BM |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1805/03 | Broadside Weight = 915 Imperial Pound ( 414.9525 kg) | BWAS-1793 | ||
| Gun Deck | 30 | British 24-Pounder | ||
| Forecastle | 1 | British 18-Pounder | ||
| Spardeck | 26 | British 42-Pounder Carronade | ||
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1806/02 | 1806/09/05 | Commander | Charles James Johnston | BWAS-1793 |
| 1806/09/05 | 1809 | Captain | Charles James Johnston | BWAS-1793 |
| 1809 | 1810/12 | Captain | Christopher Cole | BWAS-1793 |
| 1810/12 | 1811/04/18 | Commander | William Fisher | BWAS-1793 |
| 1811/04/18 | 1812/07 | Captain | William Fisher | BWAS-1793 |
| 1813/05 | 1814/11 | Captain | Archibald Dickson | BWAS-1793 |
| 1814/11 | 1816/12 | Captain | Charles Bullen | BWAS-1793 |
| 1837/02/15 | 1839/06/02 | Captain | Richard Grant | W025 |
| Commissioned Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1810/08/24 | 1812/11/13 | First Lieutenant | William Edward Hughes Allen | NBD1849 |
| 1814/09/29 | 1815/10/29 | Lieutenant | Henry Andrew Bates | NBD1849 |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1805/03 | Purchased at Bombay at a cost of £68630.0.0d | BWAS-1793 |
| 1806/08/13 | Registered | BWAS-1793 |
| 1810/02/09 | Present at the Capture of Abmoyna | |
| 1811/02 | Renamed Akbar | BWAS-1793 |
| 1812/07 | Paid off | BWAS-1793 |
| 1813/02 | fitted as a storeship at Woolwich Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1813/03 | Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1813/05 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1793 |
| 1813/12 | Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1815 | Flagship on the Bermuda station | BWAS-1793 |
| 1816/12 | Laid up | BWAS-1793 |
| 1817 | fitting as a Troopship at Portsmouth Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1824/06 | Began fitting as a Lazarette at Portsmouth Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1824/09 | Completed fitting as a Lazarette at Portsmouth Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1827/09 | Lazarette at Liverpool | BWAS-1793 |
| 1852 | Training ship | BWAS-1793 |
| 1858 | Quarantine ship | BWAS-1793 |
| Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Description | Author | Type |
| BWAS-1793 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793 - 1817 | Rif Winfield | Book |
| W025 | William Loney RN - Background | P Davis | Web Site |
| NBD1849 | A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849 | O'Brien | Digital Book |