Canadian Coast Guard Ship Edward Cornwallis

Starting its active service in 1986, the Canadian Coast Guard Ship (CCGS) Edward Cornwallis is a High-Endurance Multi-Tasked Vessel. CCGS Edward Cornwallis is named in honour of The Honourable Lieutenant General Edward Cornwallis. Edward Cornwallis (1713-1776) was born in London, England and at age 18, was commissioned into the 47th Regiment of Foot. Cornwallis participated in the Battle of Fontenoy during the War of the Austrian Succession and played an important role in suppressing the Jacobite Rising of 1745. The British Government appointed Cornwallis as Governor of Nova Scotia with the task of establishing a new British settlement. He sailed from England in May 1749, arriving in Chebucto Harbour in June. His arrival was followed by a settlement expedition of 15 vessels and about 2500 settlers. He left Nova Scotia in 1752 and saw further military service in Gibraltar and France before serving as Governor of Gibraltar from June 1761 to January 1776, when he died at the age of 63.