HMS Northumberland (1705)
 Capture of Northumberland, by Ambroise Louis Garneray | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 Great Britain | |
| Name: | HMS Northumberland |
| Builder: | Harding, Deptford Dockyard |
| Launched: | 29 March 1705 |
| Captured: | 8 May 1744, by the French |
 France | |
| Name: | Atlas |
| Acquired: | 8 May 1744 |
| General characteristics as built[1] | |
| Class and type: | 70-gun third-rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1041 23⁄94 (bm) |
| Length: | 150 ft 8 in (45.9 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 41 ft (12.5 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 17 ft 6 in (5.3 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: | 70 guns of various weights of shot |
| General characteristics after 1721 rebuild[2] | |
| Class and type: | 1719 Establishment 70-gun third-rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1096 5⁄94 (bm) |
| Length: | 151 ft (46.0 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 41 ft 6 in (12.6 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 17 ft 4 in (5.3 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: |
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| General characteristics after 1743 rebuild[3] | |
| Class and type: | 1741 proposals 64-gun third-rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1,299 long tons (1,319.8 t) |
| Length: | 154 ft (46.9 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 44 ft (13.4 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 18 ft 11 in (5.8 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: |
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HMS Northumberland was a 70-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Deptford Dockyard and launched in 1705.[1]
She was rebuilt twice during her career, firstly at Woolwich Dockyard, where she was reconstructed according to the 1719 Establishment and relaunched on 13 July 1721.[2] Her second rebuild was also carried out at Woolwich Dockyard, where she was reconstructed as a 64-gun third rate according to the 1741 proposals of the 1719 Establishment, and relaunched on 17 October 1743.[3]
Northumberland was captured during the action of 8 May 1744 by the French ship Content (commanded by Hubert de Brienne, Comte de Conflans). She was subsequently taken into the French navy as Northumberland, before being renamed Atlas in 1766.
Fate
She sank in February 1781 off the coast of Ushant.
Notes
References
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8. OCLC 67375475.
- Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.