HMS Cumberland (1710)

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History
Royal Navy EnsignGreat Britain
NameHMS Cumberland
BuilderAllin, Deptford Dockyard
Launched27 December 1710
FateFoundered, 1760
General characteristics as built[1]
Class and type1706 Establishment 80-gun third rate ship of the line
Tons burthen1,308 long tons (1,329.0 t)
Length156 ft (47.5 m) (gundeck)
Beam43 ftin (13.3 m)
Depth of hold17 ft 8 in (5.4 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull rigged ship
Armament80 guns:
  • Gundeck: 26 × 32 pdrs
  • Middle gundeck: 26 × 12 pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 24 × 6 pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 4 × 6 pdrs
General characteristics after 1739 rebuild[2]
Class and type1733 proposals 80-gun third rate ship of the line
Tons burthen1,401 long tons (1,423.5 t)
Length158 ft (48.2 m) (gundeck)
Beam45 ft 5 in (13.8 m)
Depth of hold18 ft 7 in (5.7 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull rigged ship
Armament80 guns of various weights of shot

HMS Cumberland was a three-deck 80-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Deptford Dockyard and launched on 27 December 1710. Her design corresponded to that laid down by the 1706 Establishment of dimensions for 80-gun ships.[1]

On 4 September 1733 she was ordered to be taken to pieces and rebuilt at Woolwich according to the 1733 proposals of the 1719 Establishment. She was relaunched on 11 July 1739. In 1747, she was reduced to a 66-gun ship.[2]

Cumberland was lost in 1760 after foundering.[2]

See also

References and notes

  1. ^ a b Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p167.
  2. ^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p170.

Sources

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  • 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.

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