HMS Cornwall (1812)

HMS Cornwall was a 74-gun third-rate Vengeur-class ship of the line built for the Royal Navy in the 1810s. She spent most of her service in reserve and was converted into a reformatory and a school ship in her later years. The ship was broken up in 1875.

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Cornwall.

Cornwall
History
United Kingdom
NameCornwall
NamesakeCornwall
Ordered13 July 1807
BuilderBarnard, Deptford
Laid downFebruary 1808
Launched16 January 1812
RenamedWellesley, 18 June 1868
FateBroken up, 1875
General characteristics
Class and typeVengeur-class ship of the line
Tons burthen1,751 25⁄94 bm
Length176 ft (54 m) (gundeck)
Beam47 ft 6 in (14.48 m)
Draught17 feet 10 inches (5.4 m) at deep load
Depth of hold21 ft (6.4 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • 74 guns:
  • Gundeck: 28 × 32 pdr guns
  • Upper gundeck: 28 × 18 pdr guns
  • Quarterdeck: 4 × 12 pdr guns, 10 × 32 pdr carronades
  • Forecastle: 2 × 12 pdr guns, 2 × 32 pdr carronades
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