British Fourth Rate frigate 'Cornwallis' (1805)

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Cornwallis -> 1811 Akbar	3710
Nominal Guns	50	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Bombay Marine
Previously	British Fourth Rate frigate 'Marquis Cornwallis' (1801) (50)
Purchased	3.1805	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Bombay - Maharashtra	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Jamsetjee Bomanjee Wadia (1756-1821)	BWAS-1793
Category	Fourth Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Sold	1862	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck164' 4 ½"Imperial Feet49.9999
Length of Keel140' 4 ⅞"Imperial Feet42.6942
Breadth15' 3"Imperial Feet4.5872
Depth in Hold15' 3"Imperial Feet4.5872
Burthen1,387 ⁵⁷⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

3.1805Broadside Weight = 915 Imperial Pound ( 414.9525 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck30 British 24-Pounder
Forecastle1 British 18-Pounder
Spardeck26 British 42-Pounder Carronade

8 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
2.1806 - 5.9.1806CommanderCharles James Johnston (d.1835)BWAS-17935.9.1806 - 1809CaptainCharles James Johnston (d.1835)BWAS-17931809 - 12.1810CaptainChristopher Cole (1770-1836)BWAS-179312.1810 - 18.4.1811CommanderWilliam FisherBWAS-179318.4.1811 - 7.1812CaptainWilliam FisherBWAS-17935.1813 - 11.1814CaptainArchibald DicksonBWAS-17935.11.1814 - 1.1.1817CaptainCharles Bullen (1768-1853)NBD184915.2.1837 - 2.6.1839CaptainRichard Grant (1783-1859)W025

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
24.8.1810 - 13.11.1812First LieutenantWilliam Edward Hughes Allen (1787-1856)NBD184929.9.1814 - 29.10.1815LieutenantHenry Andrew Bates (1788-1847)NBD1849

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
16.6.1805 - 7.7.1808MasterStephen ThomasADM29-1

Service History

DateEventSource
3.1805Purchased at Bombay - Maharashtra at a cost of £68630.0.0dBWAS-1793
13.8.1806RegisteredBWAS-1793
9.2.1810Capture of Abmoyna
2.1811Renamed AkbarBWAS-1793
7.1812Paid offBWAS-1793
2.1813fitted as a storeship at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
3.1813Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
5.1813RecommissionedBWAS-1793
12.1813Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
1815Flagship on the Bermuda stationBWAS-1793
12.1816Laid upBWAS-1793
1817fitting as a Troopship at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
6.1824Began fitting as a Lazarette at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
9.1824Completed fitting as a Lazarette at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
9.1827Lazarette at LiverpoolBWAS-1793
1852Training shipBWAS-1793
1858Quarantine shipBWAS-1793

Sources

IDDescriptionAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif WinfieldBook

NBD1849O'BrienDigital Book

W025P DavisWeb Site

ADM29-1 Document

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