HMS Cornwallis

HMS Cornwallis

Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS "Cornwallis", after Admiral Sir William Cornwallis.

*HMS|Cornwallis|1777|6 was a 5-gun galley purchased in North America in 1777 and sold in 1782.
*HMS|Cornwallis|1781|6 was a 14-gun storeship purchased in 1781, that foundered in 1782 in the Atlantic.
*HMS|Cornwallis|1801|6 was a 54-gun fourth rate ship of the line, formerly the East Indiaman "Marquis Cornwallis", purchased in 1801. She was renamed HMS "Akbar" in 1806 and used as a troopship. In 1824 she was used for harbour service, and was finally sold in 1862.
*HMS|Cornwallis|1813|6 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.
*HMS|Cornwallis|1901|6 was a "Duncan"-class battleship launched in 1901 and sunk in 1917 by a German U-Boat.

ee also

HMS|Lychnis was an "Anchusa" class sloop renamed HMIS "Cornwallis" on her transferral to the Royal Indian Marine in 1921.


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