On 27 April 1815, Cornwallis engaged the American sloop USS Hornet (1805), which had mistaken Cornwallis for a merchant ship. Heavily outgunned, Hornet was forced to retreat. The crew threw boats, guns and other equipment overboard in order to escape.[4]
She was converted to a jetty at Sheerness in 1865. In 1916 she was renamed HMS Wildfire and used as a base ship. She was finally broken up in 1957 at Sheerness, some 144 years after her launching.[1]
James, William (1837). The Naval History of Great Britain, from the Declaration of War by France in 1793, to the Accession of George IV. R. Bentley.
Lavery, Brian (2003). The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN0-851-77252-8.
Parkinson, C. Northcote (1954). War in the Eastern Seas, 1793-1815. London: George Allen & Unwin. p. 421.
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cornwallis, 1813, other, ships, with, same, name, cornwallis, cornwallis, third, rate, ship, line, royal, navy, launched, 1813, bombay, built, teak, capture, java, constitution, delayed, completion, cornwallis, java, been, bringing, copper, sheathing, from, en. For other ships with the same name see HMS Cornwallis HMS Cornwallis was a 74 gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy launched on 12 May 1813 at Bombay 1 She was built of teak The capture of Java by USS Constitution delayed the completion of Cornwallis as Java had been bringing her copper sheathing from England 2 HMS Cornwallis going out of Plymouth HarbourHistoryUnited KingdomNameHMS CornwallisOrdered25 July 1810BuilderJamsetjee Bomanjee Wadia Bombay DockyardLaid down1812Launched12 May 1813FateBroken up 1957General characteristics 1 Class and typeVengeur class ship of the lineTons burthen1809 bmLength176 ft 54 m gundeck Beam47 ft 6 in 14 48 m Depth of hold21 ft 6 4 m PropulsionSailsSail planFull rigged shipArmament74 guns Gundeck 28 32 pdrs Upper gundeck 28 18 pdrs Quarterdeck 4 12 pdrs 10 32 pdr carronades Forecastle 2 12 pdrs 2 32 pdr carronades Poop deck 6 18 pdr carronadesCornwallis arrived at Deal Kent on 31 May 1814 having escorted several East Indiamen including Baring Charles Mills and Fairlie and two whalers including Indispensable 3 On 27 April 1815 Cornwallis engaged the American sloop USS Hornet 1805 which had mistaken Cornwallis for a merchant ship Heavily outgunned Hornet was forced to retreat The crew threw boats guns and other equipment overboard in order to escape 4 Cornwallis and the British squadron in NankingAfter China s defeat in the First Opium War representatives from the British and Qing Empires negotiated a peace treaty aboard Cornwallis in Nanjing On 29 August 1842 British representative Sir Henry Pottinger and Qing representatives Qiying Yilibu and Niujian signed the Treaty of Nanking aboard her Cornwallis was fitted with screw propulsion and reduced to 60 guns in 1855 1 and took part in the Crimean War where she was commanded by George Wellesley future admiral and First Sea Lord and the nephew of the Duke of Wellington She was converted to a jetty at Sheerness in 1865 In 1916 she was renamed HMS Wildfire and used as a base ship She was finally broken up in 1957 at Sheerness some 144 years after her launching 1 References edit a b c d Lavery Ships of the Line vol 1 p 189 Parkinson 1954 p 421 Ship News The Times London England June 2 1814 pg 2 Issue 9236 James 1837 Vol 6 p 387 Bibliography editColledge J J Warlow Ben 2006 1969 Ships of the Royal Navy The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy Rev ed London Chatham Publishing ISBN 978 1 86176 281 8 James William 1837 The Naval History of Great Britain from the Declaration of War by France in 1793 to the Accession of George IV R Bentley Lavery Brian 2003 The Ship of the Line Volume 1 The development of the battlefleet 1650 1850 Conway Maritime Press ISBN 0 851 77252 8 Parkinson C Northcote 1954 War in the Eastern Seas 1793 1815 London George Allen amp Unwin p 421 nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to HMS Cornwallis 1813 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title HMS Cornwallis 1813 amp oldid 1169296340, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
