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Earl Cornwallis | 29553 | ||
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| Nominal Guns | 26 | IORMAR | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | ||
| Operator | East India Company | ||
| Launched | 1783 | EICS | |
| How acquired | Purpose built | EICS | |
| Shipyard | Rotherhithe - London - Surrey | E-WIKI | |
| Constructor | John WellsBritish Ship Builder Service 1748-1794 | IORMAR | |
| Category | Merchant | IORMAR | |
| Ship Type | East Indiaman | EICS | |
| Sailing Rig | Ship Rigged | EICS | |
| Last Mentioned | 1808 | E-WIKI | |
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| Dates | Fleet | Fleet Commander | Source | 5.1795-9.1795 | British Invasion of the Dutch Cape Colony |
Built by Wells, launched 1783, 3 decks, 4in bottom, length 145ft 6in, keel 118ft 7in, hold 14ft, wing transom 23ft 8in, port cell 26ft 7½in, waist 1ft 4in, between decks 6ft & 6ft 2in, roundhouse 6ft 3in, ports 13 middle & upper, 26 guns, 774 tons.
Principal Managing Owners:
1-3 James Farquharson
4 Robert Farquharson
5-6 James Farquharson
7 William Urquhart
Voyages:
(1) 1783/4 Madras and Bengal. Capt Burnet Abercromby. Downs 31 Mar 1784 - 26 Jul False Bay - 7 Oct Madras - 17 Nov Kedgeree - 10 Mar 1785 Saugor - 16 May Port Louis - 14 Jul St Helena - 2 Oct Downs.
(2) 1785/6 China. Capt Thomas Hodgson. Downs 4 Mar 1786 - 21 Aug Whampoa - 22 Dec Second Bar - 22 Mar 1787 St Helena - 22 May Downs.
(3) 1787/8 Madras and China. Capt Thomas Hodgson. Downs 28 Jan 1788 - 20 Feb Madeira - 6 Jul Madras - 5 Sep Malacca - 9 Oct Whampoa - 27 Dec Second Bar - 1 May 1789 St Helena - 9 Jul Downs.
(4) 1790/1 Madras and China. Capt Thomas Hodgson. Portsmouth 7 Mar 1791 - 19 Jun Madras - 12 Sep Whampoa - 26 Nov Second Bar - 14 Feb 1792 St Helena - 30 Mar Downs.
(5) 1792/3 Bengal. Capt Thomas Hodgson. Portsmouth 7 Jul 1793 - 19 Sep Cape - 10 Dec Diamond Harbour - 28 Jan 1794 Saugor - 1 May St Helena - 20 Jul Galway Bay - 27 Aug Downs.
(6) 1794/5 China. Capt Thomas Hodgson. Portsmouth 24 May 1795 - 3 Sep Simon's Bay - 1 Oct False Bay - 7 Mar 1796 Whampoa - 21 Jun Second Bar - voyage ended 13 Feb 1797.
(7) 1798/9 Madras and Bengal. Capt James Tennant. Portsmouth 4 Oct 1798 - 20 Jan 1799 Cape - 12 Apr Madras - 11 May Ceylon - 18 May Madras - 30 May Diamond Harbour - 25 Aug Saugor - 27 Jan 1800 St Helena - 30 May Downs.