For other ships with the same name, see HMS Cormorant.
HMS Cormorant was a 16-gun ship sloop of the Cormorant class in the Royal Navy, launched in 1794 at Rotherhithe. She captured four French privateers before an accidental fire destroyed her in 1796.
Drawing showing the framing profile for building the Cormorant
The Cormorant was the name-ship of the initial batch of six ship-rigged sloops of the Cormorant Class ordered in February 1793 to a joint design by Sir John Henslow and William Rule, shortly after the outbreak of the French Revolutionary Wars. After launch, she was taken down the Thames to Deptford Naval Dockyard, where she was masted and completed on 10 March 1794.[1]
She entered service under Commander Joshua Morlock. Command passed in July 1794 to Commander Joseph Bingham, under whose command she sailed for Jamaica in February 1795.[1]
Cormorant was at Plymouth on 20 January 1795 and so shared in the proceeds of the detention of the Dutch naval vessels, East Indiamen, and other merchant vessels that were in port on the outbreak of war between Britain and the Netherlands.[2]
On 30 June 1795 Cormorant captured the French privateer Resource Républicain (or Resource République).[3] Then on 27 November Cormorant captured the privateer Petit Créole.[4] Under Bingham, Cormorant also captured the 14-gun privateer Alerte.
In March 1796 Commander Peter Francis Collingwood became her captain, though he is given as her captain when she captured the Vengeance on 19 January. On 21 March 1796 Cormorant supported the landing of troops for an attack on Leogane. The British discovered they were outnumbered and withdrew the next day.[5] Later that year command passed to Commander Thomas Gott.
Fateedit
On Christmas Eve 1796, Cormorant caught fire by accident at Port-au-Prince and blew up; 95 of her crew were killed (including Gott).[6] A newspaper reported that Gott had been giving a party to celebrate his accession to the command of Cormorant when the accident occurred.[7]
* Grocott, Terence (1997). Shipwrecks of the Revolutionary & Napoleonic Eras. London: Chatham. ISBN1861760302.
Hepper, David J. (1994). British Warship Losses in the Age of Sail, 1650-1859. Rotherfield: Jean Boudriot. ISBN0-948864-30-3.
Winfield, Rif (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793–1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates (2nd ed.). Seaforth Publishing. ISBN978-1-86176-246-7.
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cormorant, 1794, other, ships, with, same, name, cormorant, cormorant, ship, sloop, cormorant, class, royal, navy, launched, 1794, rotherhithe, captured, four, french, privateers, before, accidental, fire, destroyed, 1796, drawing, showing, framing, profile, b. For other ships with the same name see HMS Cormorant HMS Cormorant was a 16 gun ship sloop of the Cormorant class in the Royal Navy launched in 1794 at Rotherhithe She captured four French privateers before an accidental fire destroyed her in 1796 Drawing showing the framing profile for building the CormorantHistoryGreat BritainNameHMS CormorantOrdered18 February 1793BuilderRandall and Brent RotherhitheLaid downApril 1793Launched2 January 1794Completed10 March 1794 at Deptford DockyardCommissionedJanuary 1794Out of serviceLost 24 December 1796General characteristics 1 Class and type16 gun Cormorant class ship sloopTons burthen426 71 94 bm Length108 ft 6 in 33 1 m gundeck 91 ft 6 3 8 in 27 9 m keel Beam29 ft 8 1 2 in 9 1 m Depth of hold9 ft 2 7 m PropulsionSailsSail planSloopComplement121Armament16 6 pounder guns 12 pounder swivel guns Contents 1 Career 2 Fate 3 Citations 4 ReferencesCareer editThe Cormorant was the name ship of the initial batch of six ship rigged sloops of the Cormorant Class ordered in February 1793 to a joint design by Sir John Henslow and William Rule shortly after the outbreak of the French Revolutionary Wars After launch she was taken down the Thames to Deptford Naval Dockyard where she was masted and completed on 10 March 1794 1 She entered service under Commander Joshua Morlock Command passed in July 1794 to Commander Joseph Bingham under whose command she sailed for Jamaica in February 1795 1 Cormorant was at Plymouth on 20 January 1795 and so shared in the proceeds of the detention of the Dutch naval vessels East Indiamen and other merchant vessels that were in port on the outbreak of war between Britain and the Netherlands 2 On 30 June 1795 Cormorant captured the French privateer Resource Republicain or Resource Republique 3 Then on 27 November Cormorant captured the privateer Petit Creole 4 Under Bingham Cormorant also captured the 14 gun privateer Alerte In March 1796 Commander Peter Francis Collingwood became her captain though he is given as her captain when she captured the Vengeance on 19 January On 21 March 1796 Cormorant supported the landing of troops for an attack on Leogane The British discovered they were outnumbered and withdrew the next day 5 Later that year command passed to Commander Thomas Gott Fate editOn Christmas Eve 1796 Cormorant caught fire by accident at Port au Prince and blew up 95 of her crew were killed including Gott 6 A newspaper reported that Gott had been giving a party to celebrate his accession to the command of Cormorant when the accident occurred 7 Citations edit a b c Winfield 2008 p 253 No 15407 The London Gazette 15 September 1801 p 1145 No 14065 The London Gazette 14 November 1797 p 1095 No 15004 The London Gazette 3 April 1798 p 287 No 13900 The London Gazette 11 June 1796 pp 558 559 Hepper 1994 p 82 Grocott 1997 p 37 References edit Grocott Terence 1997 Shipwrecks of the Revolutionary amp Napoleonic Eras London Chatham ISBN 1861760302 Hepper David J 1994 British Warship Losses in the Age of Sail 1650 1859 Rotherfield Jean Boudriot ISBN 0 948864 30 3 Winfield Rif 2008 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793 1817 Design Construction Careers and Fates 2nd ed Seaforth Publishing ISBN 978 1 86176 246 7 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title HMS Cormorant 1794 amp oldid 1123777803, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
