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Marquis Cornwallis

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Nominal Guns50BWAS-1793
NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
OperatorEast India Company
Launched1801BWAS-1793
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1793
ShipyardBombay - Maharashtra BWAS-1793
Constructor
Jamsetjee Bomanjee WadiaBritish
Ship Builder
Service 1756-1821
BWAS-1793
CategoryMerchantBWAS-1793
Ship TypeUnknownBWAS-1793
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1793
Bought by the Navy3.1805BWAS-1793
Becomes
British Fourth Rate frigate 'Cornwallis' (1805) (50) 1805-1862
British 50 Gun
4th Rate Frigate
1811 Renamed "Akbar"

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck164' 4 ½"Imperial Feet49.9999 
Length of Keel140' 4 ⅞"Imperial Feet42.6942 
Breadth15' 3"Imperial Feet4.5872 
Depth in Hold15' 3"Imperial Feet4.5872 
Burthen1,387 5794Tons BM 

 
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