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HMS Carnatic (1783)

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HMS Carnatic off Plymouth, 18 August 1789
History
Great Britain
NameHMS Carnatic
Ordered14 July 1779
BuilderDudman, Deptford Wharf
Laid downMarch 1780
Launched21 January 1783
RenamedHMS Captain, 1815
FateBroken up, 1825
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeCourageux-class ship of the line
Tons burthen17193094 (bm)
Length172 ft 4+12 in (52.5 m) (gundeck); 140 ft 5+14 in (42.8 m) (keel)
Beam48 ft 0 in (14.6 m)
Depth of hold20 ft 9+12 in (6.337 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • Gundeck: 28 × 32-pounder guns
  • Upper gundeck: 28 × 18-pounder guns
  • QD: 14 × 9-pounder guns
  • Fc: 4 × 9-pounder guns

HMS Carnatic was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 21 January 1783 at Deptford Wharf.[1] The British East India Company paid for her construction and presented her to the Royal Navy.[2]

Sometime prior to 16 September, 1799 the American schooner "Violet" was capsized and sunk by a waterspout at (27°30′N 62°00′W / 27.500°N 62.000°W / 27.500; -62.000). 14 days later they were rescued by Carnatic. Four perished during the ordeal.[3]

On 11 May, 1801 she, in company with HMS Sans Pareil and HMS Cumberland, made contact with USS Ganges in the West Indies, Lat 22.01 N.[4]

On 17 May 1815, the Admiralty renamed her HMS Captain. Captain was broken up on 30 September 1825.[1]

Citations

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  1. ^ a b c Winfield (2008), p.57.
  2. ^ Hackman (2001), p.227.
  3. ^ "Naval Documents related to the Quasi-War Between the United States and France Volume Part 1 of 3 Naval Operations August 1799 to December 1799 August to September Pg. 191" (PDF). U.S. Government printing office via Imbiblio. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  4. ^ Naval Documents related to the Quasi-War Between the United States and France (PDF). Vol. VII Part 1 of 4: Naval Operations December 1800-December 1801, December 1800-March 1801. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 225. Retrieved 25 September 2024 – via Ibiblio.

References

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  • Hackman, Rowan (2001) Ships of the East India Company. (Gravesend, Kent: World Ship Society). ISBN 0905617967
  • Winfield, Rif (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793–1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth. ISBN 978-1861762467.