British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Coromandel' (1795)

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Coromandel

3712
Nominal Guns54BWAS-1793
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Acquired9.5.1795BWAS-1793
How acquiredPurchased on the StocksBWAS-1793
ShipyardBlackwall Yard - Blackwall BWAS-1793
Constructor
John PerryBritish
Ship Builder
Service 1775-1810
BWAS-1793
CategoryFourth RateBWAS-1793
Ship TypeShip of the LineBWAS-1793
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1793
Sold24.7.1813BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck169' 0"Imperial Feet51.5112 
Length of Keel139' 3 ⅝"Imperial Feet42.3831 
Breadth42' 5 ¼"Imperial Feet12.808 
Depth in Hold17' 2"Imperial Feet5.1889 
Burthen1,334 41⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


6.1795Broadside Weight = 700 Imperial Pound ( 317.45 kg)BWAS-1793
Lower Gun Deck28 British 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 British 32-Pound Carronade

7.1796Broadside Weight = 108 Imperial Pound ( 48.978 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck24 British 9-Pounder

4 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
16.6.1795 - 12.6.1796Captain
John InglisBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1755-1805
BWAS-179323.6.1796 - 1797Commander
George HarrisonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1789-1797
BWAS-17931797 - 7.1799Lieutenant
Robert SimmondsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1797-1799
BWAS-17937.1799 - 1801Commander
John MortimerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1779-1801
BWAS-1793

1 Petty Officer


DatesRatingNameSource
2.7.1795 - 12.6.1796Midshipman
Edward Nathaniel GreenswordBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1842
NBD1849

Service History


DateEventSource
9.5.1795Began fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793
20.5.1795RegisteredBWAS-1793
5.7.1795Completed fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness at a cost of £5156.0.0dBWAS-1793
12.6.1796

Paid off and delivered to the Transport Board

BWAS-1793
7.1796Refitted as a 24 gun Unrated Troop Ship
11.1798Capture of MinorcaBWAS-1793
7.1799In the West IndiesBWAS-1793
8.1802fitting as a Troopship at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
6.1807Began fitting as an Hospital Ship at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
10.1807Completed fitting as an Hospital Ship at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
1808Army convalescent ship at JamaicaBWAS-1793
6.5.1813Ordered to be soldBWAS-1793
24.7.1813Sold at Jamaica to William Barnes for £700BWAS-1793

 
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Posted by Jon Miller on Monday 1st of June 2026 10:53

His Majesty’s ship the Coromandel of 44 guns, armed en flute, having on board the 2d West India regiment, is totally lost on the Bocca, near the island of Trinidad; but miraculously, though more than 500 souls were on board, not one was lost. [Hull Packet, 11 November 1800]

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