British Third Rate ship of the line 'Cumberland' (1807)

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Cumberland
Nominal Guns	74	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	24.1.1805	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	8.1805	BWAS-1793
Launched	19.8.1807	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Built by Contract	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Northfleet Dockyard - Northfleet	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Repulse Class (1800)	BWAS-1793
Designed by	William RuleBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1778-1813	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Thomas PitcherBritish Ship Builder Service 1801	BWAS-1793
Category	Third Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Sold	2.1870	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck174' 0"Imperial Feet53.0352
Length of Keel143' 2"Imperial Feet43.5876
Breadth47' 4"Imperial Feet14.3401
Depth in Hold20' 0"Imperial Feet6.096
Burthen1,706 ⁸⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

19.8.1807Broadside Weight = 1014 Imperial Pound ( 459.849 kg)BWAS-1793
Lower Gun Deck28 British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck12 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck2 British 18-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 18-Pounder
Roundhouse6 British 18-Pound Carronade

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
31.1.1800590Design Complement

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
22.11.1811 - 2.8.1815Captainref:6167.1.1851 - 27.10.1854CaptainW025

4 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
14.6.1809 - 11.1809Acting LieutenantNBD184914.6.1809 - 1.11.1809LieutenantTRN520.4.1814 - 8.1815LieutenantNBD184920.3.1815 - 8.1815LieutenantNBD1849

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
18.9.1805 - 5.2.1806BoatswainADM 29/8

3 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
11.1808 - 20.3.1815MidshipmanNBD18491.11.1809Master's MateBG4.1811 - 1812MidshipmanNBD1849

10 Crewmen

DatesRatingNameSource
1.11.1809Able SeamanBG1.11.1809Able SeamanBG1.11.1809 - 11.1809Ordinary SeamanBG1.11.1809Ordinary SeamanBG1.11.1809Ordinary SeamanBG1.11.1809Ordinary SeamanBG1.11.1809Ordinary Seaman Discharged DeadBG1.11.1809Ordinary SeamanBG1.11.1809Ordinary SeamanBG1.11.1809Ordinary SeamanBG

4 Marines

DatesRankNameSource
1.11.1809PrivateBG1.11.1809PrivateBG1.11.1809PrivateBG1.11.1809Private Discharged DeadBG

Service History

DateEventSource
21.10.1809Action of 1809-10-21
31.10.1809Action in Rosas Bay

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 29/8 Archive

BGOfficial, Web Site

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

TRN5William Laird Clowes, Digital Book

W025P. Davis, Web Site

ref:616Nicholas Tracy, Book

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Posted by Tim Oakley on Sunday 11th of February 2018 14:07

Near the close of the year 1807, Captain Philip Wodehouse appointed into the Cumberland, a new 74.
In Oct. 1809, the Cumberland formed part of Lord Collingwood’s fleet in the Mediterranean and assisted at the destruction of two French line-of-battle ships near Frontignan and the capture of a fleet of transports in Rosas Bay. She was subsequently stationed at Sicily for the protection of that island.
About the autumn of 1811, Captain Philip Wodehouse was appointed Resident Commissioner at Halifax,

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