Several vessels have been named Mornington named for one or another Earl of Mornington, particularly Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley, 2nd Earl of Mornington (General Wellington).
- Mornington (1799 ship), a British merchant vessel launched at Calcutta. She made three voyages under charter to the EIC. On the third French privateers twice captured her and Royal Navy vessels twice recaptured her. A fire destroyed her in 1815.
- HCS Mornington (1799), a sloop of 22 guns and 438 tons (bm), was launched by the Bombay Dockyard as an armed cruiser for the Bombay Marine. She was later sold at auction.[1]
See also
Citations
- ↑ Wadia (1986), p. 336.
References
- Wadia, R. A. (1986) [1957]. The Bombay Dockyard and the Wadia Master Builders. Bombay.
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