Cornwallis (1803 ship)

History
France
Launched1802
Captured1803
United Kingdom
NameCornwallis
Owner
  • 1804: Robe & Co.
  • 1809:Smith & Co.
  • 1811:J. Williams
  • 1826:G.E. Henderson
Acquired1804 purchase
FateLast listed in Lloyd's List in 1834.
General characteristics
Tons burthen170, or 177, or 178, or 179, or 180, or 184, or 186 (bm)
Sail planSnow; later ship
Complement
  • 1803:30
  • 1809:25
Armament
  • 1803:10 × 12&6-pounder guns
  • 1806:10 × 4-pounder guns
  • 1809:10 × 12&9-pounder guns
  • 1811:2 × 9-pounder + 8 × 12-pounder guns
  • 1813:4 × 3-pounder guns + 4 × 12-pounder carronades

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.