In October 1795 the keel-laying of HMS Northumberland , one of two America-class ships, took place. The launch took place on February 2, 1798. The Northumberland took part in the Battle of San Domingo , where it was damaged and with 21 dead and 74 wounded suffered the largest losses of all English ships during the battle. On November 22nd, 1810, accompanied by the HMS Armada , she brought up the French privateer, the ketch La Glaneuse . She finally returned to Deptford in February 1827 and was converted into a Hulk . In 1850 the ship was scrapped.
Trivia
The Northumberland became known for exile Napoleon Bonaparte on the St. Helena Islands . Napoleon embarked on July 15, 1815 on the HMS Bellerophon of Captain Frederick Maitland and was brought to Plymouth to begin the voyage to St. Helena. Since there were concerns about the age-related condition of the Bellerophon , the HMS Northumberland was designated for the voyage instead .
literature
David Cordingly: The Billy Ruffian. The Bellerophon and the Downfall of Napoleon. The Biography of a Ship of the Line, 1782-1836. Bloomsbury USA, New York NY 2003, ISBN 1-58234-468-X .
Brian Lavery: The Ship of the Line. Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet, 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press, London 2003, ISBN 0-85177-252-8 .
Individual evidence
^ A b Brian Lavery: The Ship of the Line. Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet, 1650-1850. 2003, p. 185.
↑ Nicholas Tracy: Who's Who in Nelson's Navy. Two Hundred Naval Heroes. Chatham et al., London et al. 2006, ISBN 1-86176-244-5 , p. 237.
