HMSCornwall(1812)
 Cornwall
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Cornwall |
| Namesake | Cornwall |
| Ordered | 13 July 1807 |
| Builder | Barnard,Deptford |
| Laid down | February 1808 |
| Launched | 16 January 1812 |
| Renamed | Wellesley,18 June 1868 |
| Fate | Broken up,1875 |
| General characteristics[1] | |
| Class and type | Vengeur-classship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 1,75125⁄94bm |
| Length | 176 ft (54 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 47 ft 6 in (14.48 m) |
| Draught | 17 feet 10 inches (5.4 m) atdeep load |
| Depth of hold | 21 ft (6.4 m) |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament |
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HMSCornwallwas a 74-gunthird-rateVengeur-classship of the linebuilt for theRoyal Navyin the 1810s. She spent most of her service inreserveand was converted into areformatoryand aschool shipin her later years. The ship wasbroken upin 1875.
Description
[edit]Cornwallhad a length at thegundeckof 176 feet (53.6 m) and 145 feet 1 inch (44.2 m) at thekeel.She had abeamof 47 feet 8 inches (14.5 m), adraughtof 17 feet 10 inches (5.4 m) atdeep loadand a depth ofholdof 21 feet (6.4 m). The ship'stonnagewas 1,75125⁄94tonsburthen.Her armament consisted of twenty-eight 32-pounder guns on the lower gundeck and twenty-eight 18-pounder guns on the upper deck. On thequarterdeckwere four 12-pounder guns and ten 32-poundercarronades;theforecastlemounted two of each. After the end of theNapoleonic Warsin 1815, a pair of lower-deck guns were replaced by 68-pounder carronades and a pair of upper deck guns were superseded by 18-pounder carronades. The ship had a crew of 590 officers andratings.[2]
After she wasrazeedto a 50-gunfourth rateship in 1830, her armament became twenty-eight 32-pounders on the lower gundeck, sixteen lighter 32-pounders on the upper deck and four more 32-pounders on the forecastle. Her crew was consequently reduced to 450 men.[3]
Construction and career
[edit]Cornwallwas the third ship in the Royal Navy to be named after theeponymous county.[4]The ship was ordered on 30 May 1809 and contracted out to Mrs. Frances Bernard atDeptford.She waslaid downin March 1809 and waslaunchedon 16 January 1812.Cornwallserved in theEnglish Channelin the Napoleonic Wars.[5]
In 1859 she was loaned to theLondonAssociation for use as a juvenile reformatory school. On 18 June 1868 she exchanged names withWellesleyand moved to theTyneto serve as a school ship. She was broken up atSheernessin 1875.[1]
Notes
[edit]References
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