After the War of 1812, the HMS Cornwallis took part in the Chinese defeat in the First Opium War and the peace treaty was negotiated aboard the Cornwallis on 29 August 1843. Treaty of Nanking.
It was fitted for screw propulsion in 1855 and reduced to just 60 cannons. It later participated in the Crimean War. In 1865, it was converted into a jetty at Sheerness.
In 1916, it was renamed the HMS Wildfire and used as a base ship before being broken up in 1957 at Sheerness, 144 years after its launching. It was 176 feet long.
I guess that teak wood really lasts a long time.
--Brock-Perry
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of America's "Forgotten War," the War of 1812 that took place over three years, 1812 to 1815.
Battle of New Orleans.
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Friday, March 27, 2015
HMS Cornwallis-- Part 1: Built of Teak in India
From Wikipedia.
The USS Hornet came close to being captured in April 1815 by the HMS Cornwallis.
The HMS Cornwallis was a third rate ship-of-the line carrying 74 cannons. Launched 12 May 1813 in Bombay, India, and built of teak. Its construction was delayed earlier in the War of 1812 when HMS Java, which had been carrying copper sheathing from England, was captured by the USS Constitution.
On 27 April 1815, it engaged the sloop USS Hornet which had mistaken it for a merchant ship. Heavily outgunned, the Hornet was forced to make a run for it and had to thrown its cannons and much more overboard, but it did manage to get away.
That was a very uneven battle and bad mistake for the Hornet to make. A sloop should never take on a ship-of-the-line.
Oops! --Brock-Perry
The USS Hornet came close to being captured in April 1815 by the HMS Cornwallis.
The HMS Cornwallis was a third rate ship-of-the line carrying 74 cannons. Launched 12 May 1813 in Bombay, India, and built of teak. Its construction was delayed earlier in the War of 1812 when HMS Java, which had been carrying copper sheathing from England, was captured by the USS Constitution.
On 27 April 1815, it engaged the sloop USS Hornet which had mistaken it for a merchant ship. Heavily outgunned, the Hornet was forced to make a run for it and had to thrown its cannons and much more overboard, but it did manage to get away.
That was a very uneven battle and bad mistake for the Hornet to make. A sloop should never take on a ship-of-the-line.
Oops! --Brock-Perry
Wednesday, March 25, 2015
USS Hornet-- Part 2: Sank Off Mexico With Loss of Whole Crew in 1829
The Hornet was later able to escape to the high seas again.
On November 14, 1814, it was on a second raiding voyage to the South Atlantic. On March 23, 1815, under the command of James Biddle, it captured the HMS Penguin in a short battle off Tristan de Cunha. This battle came several weeks after the hostilities were over and was among several naval engagements that also took place after the war was over.
On 27 April, it engaged the HMS Cornwallis after mistaking her for a merchant vessel. The Hornet came near being captured and just barely escaped after throwing cannons, boats and other items overboard..
After the war it was on anti-piracy patrols before foundering in a storm off Tampico, mexico on 29 September 1829 with loss of the entire crew.
--Brock-Perry
On November 14, 1814, it was on a second raiding voyage to the South Atlantic. On March 23, 1815, under the command of James Biddle, it captured the HMS Penguin in a short battle off Tristan de Cunha. This battle came several weeks after the hostilities were over and was among several naval engagements that also took place after the war was over.
On 27 April, it engaged the HMS Cornwallis after mistaking her for a merchant vessel. The Hornet came near being captured and just barely escaped after throwing cannons, boats and other items overboard..
After the war it was on anti-piracy patrols before foundering in a storm off Tampico, mexico on 29 September 1829 with loss of the entire crew.
--Brock-Perry
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