HMS Cornwallis (1781) was a 14-gun storeship purchased in 1781, that foundered in 1782 in the Atlantic.
HMS Cornwallis was an 18-gun brig that did not enter into Admiralty records.[1] A few passing mentions in other contexts are the sole indicators of her existence. She appears to have been purchased at the
Cape of Good Hope. Lieutenant
Richard Byron was appointed to command her in March 1798 and to Commander on 22 June. He sailed her "with dispatches" to Britain, where she was paid off and seemingly never returned to service.
HMS Cornwallis (1805) was a 54-gun
fourth rateship of the line, formerly the
East IndiamanMarquis Cornwallis, launched in 1801 and purchased in 1805. She was renamed HMS Akbar in 1811 and used as a
troopship. In 1824 she was used for harbour service, and was finally sold in 1862.
HMS Cornwallis (1813) was a 74-gun
third rate launched in 1813. She was converted to a screw propelled ship in 1855 and rearmed to 60 guns. She became a jetty in 1865, was renamed HMS Wildfire in 1916 and was broken up in 1957.
This article includes a
list of ships with the same or similar names. If an
internal link for a specific ship led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended ship article, if one exists.
HMS Cornwallis (1781) was a 14-gun storeship purchased in 1781, that foundered in 1782 in the Atlantic.
HMS Cornwallis was an 18-gun brig that did not enter into Admiralty records.[1] A few passing mentions in other contexts are the sole indicators of her existence. She appears to have been purchased at the
Cape of Good Hope. Lieutenant
Richard Byron was appointed to command her in March 1798 and to Commander on 22 June. He sailed her "with dispatches" to Britain, where she was paid off and seemingly never returned to service.
HMS Cornwallis (1805) was a 54-gun
fourth rateship of the line, formerly the
East IndiamanMarquis Cornwallis, launched in 1801 and purchased in 1805. She was renamed HMS Akbar in 1811 and used as a
troopship. In 1824 she was used for harbour service, and was finally sold in 1862.
HMS Cornwallis (1813) was a 74-gun
third rate launched in 1813. She was converted to a screw propelled ship in 1855 and rearmed to 60 guns. She became a jetty in 1865, was renamed HMS Wildfire in 1916 and was broken up in 1957.
This article includes a
list of ships with the same or similar names. If an
internal link for a specific ship led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended ship article, if one exists.