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). 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
- ^ a b c Winfield (2008), p.57.
- ^ Hackman (2001), p.227.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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