HCS Mornington (1799)
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HCS Mornington was a 24-gun sloop-of-war of the Bombay Marine launched in 1799 at the Bombay Dockyard. She participated in several campaigns and actions before the East India Company sold her at some point between 1813 and 1819.
Career
Mornington sailed from Bombay in September 1800, carrying dispatches to Madras. From there she convoyed three merchantmen for Calcutta.
In 1801, a court-martial dismissed Captain Richardson from command of Mornington for "improper behavior" in the presence of the enemy in the Bay of Bengal.
In 1803, the insurance industry in Calcutta presented Captain Hart, of Mornington, and Captain Charles Adam of HMS Sybille with valuable swords for having captured French warships and privateers.
Later in 1803, Mornington was under the command of Captain W.J.Hamilton. The EIC had decided 1803 to re-establish the EIC outpost at Balambangan. Mornington sailed from Malacca on 29 August 1803 as the escort to the transports of the expedition.
In 1805, the Al Qasimi Arabs of the Gulf captured two merchant brigs, Shannon and Trimmer.
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