Cornwallis (1787 ship)
Cornwallis was a snow that the Honourable East India Company (EIC) had built in 1787 at Bombay Dockyard for the Bengal Pilot Service. A French privateer captured her in 1796.
| History | |
|---|---|
| Great Britain | |
| Name | Cornwallis |
| Namesake | Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis |
| Owner | British East India Company (EIC) |
| Operator | Bengal Pilot Service |
| Builder | Bombay Dockyard |
| Launched | 1787 |
| Captured | 10, or 19 December 1796 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 170 (bm) |
| Sail plan | Snow, or brig, or sloop |
| Armament | 14 guns |
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