HMS Cornwallis
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Five ships of the Royal Navy
have been named HMS Cornwallis, after Admiral Sir William Cornwallis
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was a 5-gun galley purchased in North America in 1777 and sold in 1782. was a 14-gun storeship purchased in 1781, that foundered in 1782 in the Atlantic. was a 54-gun fourth rate ship of the line
, formerly the East Indiaman Marquis Cornwallis, purchased in 1801. She was renamed HMS Akbar in 1806 and used as a troopship
. In 1824 she was used for harbour service, and was finally sold in 1862. was a 74-gun third rate launched in 1813. She was converted to a screw propelled ship in 1855 and rearmed to 60 guns. She became a jetty in 1865, was renamed HMS Wildfire in 1916 and was broken up in 1957. was a Duncan-class battleship launched in 1901 and sunk in 1917 by a German U-Boat
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Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
have been named HMS Cornwallis, after Admiral Sir William Cornwallis
William Cornwallis
Admiral the Honourable Sir William Cornwallis GCB was a Royal Navy officer who fought in the Napoleonic Wars. He was the brother of Charles Cornwallis, the 1st Marquess Cornwallis, governor-general of India...
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was a 5-gun galley purchased in North America in 1777 and sold in 1782. was a 14-gun storeship purchased in 1781, that foundered in 1782 in the Atlantic. was a 54-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Ship of the line
A ship of the line was a type of naval warship constructed from the 17th through the mid-19th century to take part in the naval tactic known as the line of battle, in which two columns of opposing warships would manoeuvre to bring the greatest weight of broadside guns to bear...
, formerly the East Indiaman Marquis Cornwallis, purchased in 1801. She was renamed HMS Akbar in 1806 and used as a troopship
Troopship
A troopship is a ship used to carry soldiers, either in peacetime or wartime...
. In 1824 she was used for harbour service, and was finally sold in 1862. was a 74-gun third rate launched in 1813. She was converted to a screw propelled ship in 1855 and rearmed to 60 guns. She became a jetty in 1865, was renamed HMS Wildfire in 1916 and was broken up in 1957. was a Duncan-class battleship launched in 1901 and sunk in 1917 by a German U-Boat
U-boat
U-boat is the anglicized version of the German word U-Boot , itself an abbreviation of Unterseeboot , and refers to military submarines operated by Germany, particularly in World War I and World War II...
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