HMS Carnatic

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. Sometime prior to 16 September 1799 the American schooner "Violet" was capsized and sunk by a waterspout at (27°30′N 62°00′W). 14 days later they were rescued by Carnatic. Four perished during the ordeal. 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. On 17 May 1815, the Admiralty renamed her HMS Captain. The ship was broken up on 30 September 1825.

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