HMS Cornwallis
Survived
| Type | Ship of the line |
|---|---|
| Wars | First Opium War, Crimean War |
| Main guns | 74 muzzle-loading, smoothbore guns |
74-gun third rate built at Bombay and Admiral Parker's flagship in 1842. The Treaty of Nanking was signed aboard her on 29 August 1842. Converted to screw propulsion and served in the Baltic in 1855; later a jetty at Sheerness, she was broken up in 1957.
Armament and specifications
Armament
- 74 muzzle-loading, smoothbore guns
- Gundeck: 28 × 32 pdr guns
- Upper deck: 28 × 18 pdr guns
- Quarterdeck: 4 × 12 pdr guns + 10 × 32 pdr carronades
- Forecastle: 2 × 12 pdr guns + 2 × 32 pdr carronades
| Builder | Jamsetjee Bomanjee Wadia, Bombay Dockyard |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 1812 |
| Launched | 12 May 1813 |
| Commissioned | December 1814 |
| Length | 177 ft 5 in (54.1 m) (gundeck) |
| Complement | 590 |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
12 May 1813
Battle of Woosung
Survived
16 June 1842 · First Opium War
Admiral Parker's flagship
Bombardment of Sveaborg
Survived
9–11 August 1855 · Crimean War
Fate
Survived
Broken up, 1957