| Cornwallis | 3711 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 74 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | BWAS-1793 | |
| Operator | The Royal Navy | BWAS-1793 | |
| Ordered | 1810/07/25 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Keel Laid Down | 1811 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Launched | 1813/05/12 | BWAS-1793 | |
| How acquired | Purpose built | BWAS-1793 | |
| Shipyard | Bombay Dockyard | BWAS-1793 | |
| Ship Class | Armada Class | BWAS-1793 | |
| Designed by | Surveyors The | BWAS-1793 | |
| Constructor | Jamsetjee Bomanjee | BWAS-1793 | |
| Category | Third Rate | BWAS-1793 | |
| Ship Type | Ship of the Line | BWAS-1793 | |
| Broken Up | 1957 | BWAS-1793 | |
Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | BWAS-1793 |
| Length of Gundeck | 177' 5" | Imperial Feet | 54.0766 | Length of Keel | 145' 1 ¼" | Imperial Feet | 44.2278 | Breadth | 48' 5" | Imperial Feet | 14.7574 | Depth in Hold | 21' 1 ¾" | Imperial Feet | 6.4453 | Burthen | 1,809 28⁄94 | Tons BM |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1813/05/12 | Broadside Weight = 928 Imperial Pound ( 420.848 kg) | BWAS-1793 | ||
| Lower Gun Deck | 28 | British 32-Pounder | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 28 | British 18-Pounder | ||
| Quarterdeck | 10 | British 32-Pound Carronade | ||
| Quarterdeck | 4 | British 12-Pounder | ||
| Forecastle | 2 | British 12-Pounder | ||
| Forecastle | 2 | British 32-Pound Carronade | ||
| Crew Complement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | # of Men | Notes | Source |
| 1806/10/01 | 590 | Design Complement | |
| Flag Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1814/12 | 1815/09/21 | Rear-Admiral of the White | George Burlton† | BWAS-1793 |
| 1837/02/15 | 1839/06/02 | Vice-Admiral | Sir Charles Paget | W025 |
| 1841/04/05 | 1844 | Rear-Admiral | Sir William Parker | BWAS-1793 |
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1813 | 1814 | Captain | Henry Folkes Edgell | BWAS-1793 |
| 1814/12 | 1815 | Captain | John Bayley | BWAS-1793 |
| 1816/06/01 | 1816/11/25 | Captain | Andrew King | NAO |
| 1841/04/05 | 1844 | Captain | Peter Richards | W025 |
| 1855/02/09 | 1856/08/13 | Captain | George Greville Wellesley | W025 |
| 1856/12/02 | 1857/04/20 | Captain | Richard Ashmore Powell | W025 |
| 1857/04/20 | 1861/04/29 | Captain | George Granville Randolph | W025 |
| 1861/04/30 | 1863/04/14 | Captain | John Grenfell | W025 |
| 1863/04/14 | 1864/03/31 | Captain | James Newburgh Strange | W025 |
| Commissioned Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1814/01/23 | 1816/11/26 | First Lieutenant | George Bague | NBD1849 |
| 1837/06/06 | Unknown | Lieutenant | Robert Laurie Atkinson | NBD1849 |
| 1838/02/24 | 1838/07/28 | Lieutenant | James Newburgh Strange | W025 |
| 1838/07/12 | 1839/04/03 | Lieutenant | Charles James Balfour | NBD1849 |
| 1841/12/08 | 1842/08/25 | Lieutenant | John Borlase | NBD1849 |
| 1843/03/17 | 1845/03/01 | Lieutenant | John Borlase | NBD1849 |
| 1843/08/29 | 1845 | Lieutenant | Humphrey John Julian | W025 |
| 1843/10/17 | 1844/07/30 | Lieutenant | Charles Wright Bonham | NBD1849 |
| 1843/10/20 | 1844/06/26 | Lieutenant | James Boucher Ballard | NBD1849 |
| 1844/01/26 | 1844/07/29 | Lieutenant | Alexander Anderson | NBD1849 |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1811 | Began building at Bombay Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1813/05/12 | Completed building at Bombay Dockyard at a cost of £44591.0.0d | BWAS-1793 |
| 1814/06/09 | Arrived at Portsmouth | BWAS-1793 |
| 1814/10 | Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1814/12/25 | Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £20251.0.0d | BWAS-1793 |
| 1816/03 | Renamed Wildfire | BWAS-1793 |
| 1832/11 | fitting at Plymouth Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1836/03 | Began fitting for sea at Plymouth Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1836/06 | Completed fitting for sea at Plymouth Dockyard at a cost of £10102.0.0d | BWAS-1793 |
| 1837/02 | Recommissioned for North America & the West Indies | BWAS-1793 |
| 1839/07 | Began fitting at Unknown | BWAS-1793 |
| 1839/08 | Completed fitting | BWAS-1793 |
| 1841/04 | Began fitting for sea at Plymouth Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1841/07 | Completed fitting for sea at Plymouth Dockyard at a cost of £10971.0.0d | BWAS-1793 |
| 1842/06/14 | Present at the Capture of Woosung | |
| 1852/07 | Began fitting at Unknown | BWAS-1793 |
| 1852/09 | Completed fitting | BWAS-1793 |
| 1854/10 | Began conversion to a Screw Vessel at Plymouth Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1855/02 | Recommissioned for the Baltic | BWAS-1793 |
| 1855/04 | Completed conversion to a Screw Vessel at Plymouth Dockyard at a cost of £39521.0.0d | BWAS-1793 |
| 1855/08/09 | Present at the Defence of Sveaborg | |
| 1857 | Coast guard service on the Humber until 1864 | BWAS-1793 |
| 1865 | Hulked as a jetty at Sheerness | BWAS-1793 |
| 1865 | Re-classed as a Other VesselsHulk | |
| 1957 | Broken up at Sheerness | 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 |
| NAO | The National Archive - Trafalgar Ancestors | Various | Web Site |
| NBD1849 | A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849 | O'Brien | Digital Book |