British Third Rate ship of the line 'Cornwallis' (1813)

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Cornwallis -> 1816 Wildfire	3711
Nominal Guns	74	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	25.7.1810	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	1811	BWAS-1793
Launched	12.5.1813	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Bombay Dockyard - Bombay	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Armada Class (1806)	BWAS-1793
Designed by	The SurveyorsBritish Designer Ship Builder Service 1739-1741	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Jamsetjee Bomanjee WadiaBritish Ship Builder Service 1756-1821	BWAS-1793
Category	Third Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Broken Up	1957	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck177' 5"Imperial Feet53.9512
Length of Keel145' 1 ¼"Imperial Feet44.2024
Breadth48' 5"Imperial Feet14.6463
Depth in Hold21' 1 ¾"Imperial Feet6.4199
Burthen1,809 ²⁸⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

12.5.1813Broadside Weight = 928 Imperial Pound ( 420.848 kg)BWAS-1793
Lower Gun Deck28 British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck10 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck4 British 12-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 12-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1.10.1806590Design Complement

9 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1813 - 1814CaptainBWAS-179312.1814 - 1815CaptainBWAS-17931.6.1816 - 25.11.1816CaptainNAO5.4.1841 - 1844CaptainW0259.2.1855 - 13.8.1856CaptainW0252.12.1856 - 20.4.1857CaptainW02520.4.1857 - 29.4.1861CaptainW02530.4.1861 - 14.4.1863CaptainW02514.4.1863 - 31.3.1864CaptainW025

3 Flag Officers

DatesRankNameSource
12.1814 - 21.9.1815Rear-Admiral of the White†BWAS-179315.2.1837 - 2.6.1839Vice-AdmiralW0255.4.1841 - 1844Rear-AdmiralBWAS-1793

14 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
23.1.1814 - 26.11.1816First LieutenantNBD18494.2.1815 - 6.1815LieutenantNBD18496.6.1837 - 1837LieutenantNBD184924.2.1838 - 28.7.1838LieutenantW02512.7.1838 - 3.4.1839LieutenantNBD184928.5.1841 - 15.6.1842LieutenantNBD18498.12.1841 - 25.8.1842LieutenantNBD184911.2.1842 - 25.8.1842LieutenantNBD184917.3.1843 - 1.3.1845LieutenantNBD184929.8.1843 - 1845LieutenantW02517.10.1843 - 30.7.1844LieutenantNBD184920.10.1843 - 26.6.1844LieutenantNBD184926.1.1844 - 29.7.1844LieutenantNBD18492.2.1844 - 3.1844LieutenantNBD1849

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
12.1814 - 4.2.1815MidshipmanNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
1811Began building at Bombay Dockyard - Bombay BWAS-1793
12.5.1813Completed building at Bombay Dockyard - Bombay at a cost of £44591.0.0dBWAS-1793
9.6.1814Arrived at PortsmouthBWAS-1793
10.1814Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
25.12.1814Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £20251.0.0dBWAS-1793
3.1816Renamed WildfireBWAS-1793
11.1832fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
3.1836Began fitting for sea at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
6.1836Completed fitting for sea at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £10102.0.0dBWAS-1793
2.1837Recommissioned for North America & the West IndiesBWAS-1793
7.1839Began fitting at UnknownBWAS-1793
8.1839Completed fittingBWAS-1793
4.1841Began fitting for sea at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
7.1841Completed fitting for sea at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £10971.0.0dBWAS-1793
14.6.1842Capture of Woosung
7.1852Began fitting at UnknownBWAS-1793
9.1852Completed fittingBWAS-1793
10.1854Began conversion to a Screw Vessel at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
2.1855Recommissioned for the BalticBWAS-1793
4.1855Completed conversion to a Screw Vessel at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £39521.0.0dBWAS-1793
9.8.1855Defence of Sveaborg
1857Coast guard service on the Humber until 1864BWAS-1793
1865Hulked as a jetty at SheernessBWAS-1793
1865Refitted as a Other Vessels Hulk
1957Broken up at SheernessBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NAOVarious, Web Site

W025P. Davis, Web Site

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

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