HMS Cornwallis (1805)
(For other ships with the same name, see Marquis Cornwallis (ship), HMS Cornwallis, and HMS Akbar.) HMS Cornwallis was a Royal Navy 54-gun fourth rate. Jemsatjee Bomanjee built the Marquis Cornwallis of teak for the Honourable East India Company (EIC) between 1800 and 1801. In March 1805 Admiral Sir Edward Pellew purchased her from the Company shortly after she returned from a voyage to Britain. She served in the Far East, sailing to Australia and the Pacific Coast of South America before returning to India. In February 1811 the Admiralty renamed her HMS Akbar. She captured forts and vessels in the Celebes and Amboyna, and participated in the invasion of Isle de France, and the 1811 invasion of Java. She also served in the West Indies before being laid up at Portsmouth in December 1816. Sh
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HMS Cornwallis (1805)
(For other ships with the same name, see Marquis Cornwallis (ship), HMS Cornwallis, and HMS Akbar.) HMS Cornwallis was a Royal Navy 54-gun fourth rate. Jemsatjee Bomanjee built the Marquis Cornwallis of teak for the Honourable East India Company (EIC) between 1800 and 1801. In March 1805 Admiral Sir Edward Pellew purchased her from the Company shortly after she returned from a voyage to Britain. She served in the Far East, sailing to Australia and the Pacific Coast of South America before returning to India. In February 1811 the Admiralty renamed her HMS Akbar. She captured forts and vessels in the Celebes and Amboyna, and participated in the invasion of Isle de France, and the 1811 invasion of Java. She also served in the West Indies before being laid up at Portsmouth in December 1816. Sh
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1806-08-13
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Sold 1869 for breaking up
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*Frigate
*Upper deck : 30 x 24 ...... ronades
*Fc:2 x 9-pounder guns
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United Kingdom
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Naval General Service Medal with clasp "Java"
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*Storeship in February 1813
*F ...... 852
*Quarantine vessel c. 1858
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HMS Akbar in February 1811
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Marquis Cornwallis
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