HMS Cornwall was an 80-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy. Launched in 1692, she served in the Nine Years' War, and in her first year took part in the Battles of Barfleur and La Hougue.
Description
Cornwall had a length at the gundeck of and at the keel. She had a beam of , and a depth of hold of . The ship's tonnage was 1,186 <small></small> tons burthen. As built, the lower gundeck carried 24 broadside demi-cannon and a pair of chase culverins and the upper deck mounted 26 more culverins on the broadside and another pair as chase guns. On the quarterdeck were 16 six-pounder guns with 6 more on the forecastle. Above the quarterdeck, the poop deck carried 4 three-pounder guns. In 1703, Cornwalls armament was nominally revised to twenty-six 24-pounder guns on the lower gundeck and twenty-eight 12-pounder guns on the upper deck. The lighter guns were not changed, but it is uncertain if any changes were actually made to the ship's armament. The ship had a crew of 476–520 officers and ratings.
Construction and career
Cornwall was the first ship in the Royal Navy to be named after the eponymous county. Part of the 1691 Naval Programme, the ship was ordered on 12 March 1691 and contracted out to John Winter in Southampton. She was
launched at Southampton on 28 April 1692.