HMS Carnatic (1783) explained

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

Sometime prior to 16 September, 1799 the American schooner "Violet" was capsized and sunk by a waterspout at (27.5°N -62°W). 14 days later they were rescued by Carnatic. Four perished during the ordeal.^[2]

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

References

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

Notes and References

1. Hackman (2001), p.227.
2. Web site: 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 . U.S. Government printing office via Imbiblio . 20 May 2024.