Cornwallis (1803 ship)
| History | |
|---|---|
 France | |
| Launched | 1802 |
| Captured | 1803 |
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Cornwallis |
| Owner |
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| Acquired | 1804 purchase |
| Fate | Last listed in Lloyd's List in 1834. |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 170,[1] or 177, or 178, or 179,[2] or 180,[3] or 184,[4] or 186[5] (bm) |
| Sail plan | Snow; later ship |
| Complement | |
| Armament |
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Cornwallis was a French vessel launched in 1802 that came into British hands in 1803. Under a sequence of owners she traded with the West Indies, Spain, the Cape of Good Hope, and Singapore. She is last listed in 1834.
Career[edit]
Bristol-based Archibald Robe and Co. purchased the French prize in 1803 and named her Cornwall1s.[5] She entered Lloyd's Register in 1804 with J. Baker, master, and Robe & Co., owners. Her trade was Bristol-Surinam.[8] James Baker received a letter of marque for the snow Cornwallis on 22 December 1803.[4]
Baker was her master for 1804-5, and then Alleyne replaced him. One source states that in 1806 Robe & Co. sold Cornwallis to Smith & Co., after she had made three voyages to the West Indies for Robe & Co.[5] However, the first indicator of a change of owner and master occurs in the 1809 volume of the Register of Shipping.[9] The new master was J. Thomas, and the new owner Smith & Co. Her trade became London-Cadiz.[10] On 21 November 1809 James Thomas received a letter of marque.[4]
The 1811 Register of Shipping shows Cornwallis's master changing to W. Daldy and her owner to I. Williams. Her trade changed to London-Gibraltar.[7] In 1814, her burthen changes from 186 to 177 tons. Thereafter her burthen is 177 or 179 tons, depending on the year. She is no longer armed after mid-1816.
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1812 | W. Dalby | J.Williams | London-Havana |
| 1813 | W. Dalby | J.Williams | London-Mogador London-Demerara |
| 1814 | W. Dalby Brown |
J.Williams | London-Demerara London-Antwerp |
| 1815 | H. Brown | J.Williams | London-Antwerp |
| 1816 | Huntley | J.Williams | London-Cape of Good Hope |
| 1818 | Huntley | Williams | London-Cape of Good Hope |
| 1819 | Huntley | Williams | London-Cape of Good Hope |
| 1820 | Short | J. Williams | London-Cape of Good Hope |
| 1821 | Bourke | Williams | London-Cape of Good Hope |
| 1822 | Bourke Henderson |
Williams | London-Cape of Good Hope |
| 1823 | Henderson | Williams | London-Cape of Good Hope |
| 1824 | Henderson | Williams | London-Cape of Good Hope |
| 1825 | Henderson | Williams | London-Cape of Good Hope |
| 1826 | Henderson | Williams | London-Singapore |
On 26 October 1825, Cornwallis sailed for Singapore.[1] Cornwallis left Singapore on 7 May 1826 and was off Hastings by 2 October.[11]
In 1826 Henderson purchased Cornwallis. She then underwent a thorough repair. A list of ships trading to India and eastward of the Cape of Good Hope showed Cornwallis, Edmond Henderson, master, and G.E. Henderson, owner, scheduled to sail from London Docks on 3 December 1828 for the Cape.[3]
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1827 | Henderson | Henderson | London | |
| 1828 | Henderson | Henderson | London | |
| 1829 | Henderson | Henderson | London-Cape of Good Hope |
The last listing for Cornwallis in the Register of Shipping is in 1833. It shows Henderson, master, and Henderson, owner. For her trade it simply lists "London".[2] The entry in the 1834 volume of Lloyd's Register simply lists Henderson as master and trade as London. This is the last listing for Cornwallis.
Notes[edit]
- ^ The name appears in the shipping registers as Roob and as Robb.
Citations[edit]
- ^ a b Lloyd/s Register.
- ^ a b Register of shipping (1833), Seq.№1133.
- ^ a b The Asiatic Journal and Monthly Register for British India and ... (December 1828), Volume 26, p.768.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Register of Letters of Marque against France 1793-1815"; p.57 Archived July 9, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c Farr (1950), p.227.
- ^ Register of Shipping (1806), Seq.№C715.
- ^ a b Register of shipping (1811), Seq.№C806.
- ^ Lloyd's Register (1804), Supplemental pages, Seq. №C99.
- ^ Register of Shipping (1809), Seq. №C688.
- ^ Register of Shipping (1810), Seq. №C725.
- ^ Buckingham (1826), p.418.
References[edit]
- Buckingham, James Silk, ed. (1826) The Oriental Herald and Journal of General Literature, Volume 11. (J. M. Richardson).
- Farr, Grahame E., ed. (1950) Records of Bristol Ships, 1800-1838 (vessels over 150 tons). (Bristol Record Society), Vol. 15.