Northumberland

Posted by Jon Miller on Saturday 4th of July 2026 16:28

Portsmouth, 14 September 1816: We some time since stated that the semaphoric telegraph had been completed between the Admiralty and Chatham, a plan has been recently approved of to extend them to the port of Sheerness by telegraphs being erected on board two line of battle ships in ordinary, in the river Medway, and another on board the Northumberland guard ship in Sheerness harbour, which will communicate with the Commander-in-Chief. [Hampshire Chronicle, 16 September 1816]

Posted by James Ashton on Monday 8th of July 2019 04:00

Northumberland, as a "middling" 74, had only 18-pounders on her upper deck. BWAS-1793 seems to be in error here but BWAS-1817 is correct.

Posted by Robert Boon on Saturday 11th of February 2017 16:42

Northumberland at Sea, November 22, 1810

My LORD,

I HAVE the Honour to acquaint your Lordship, that His Majesty's Ship Northumberland under my Command, (with the Armada in Company) has captured this Day the French Privateer, Ketch, La Glaneuse, of Fourteen Guns, and having on board Eighty-five Men, after a Second Pursuit, having chaced her Yesterday and prevented one of His Majesty's Post-Office Packets from falling into her Power.
She belonged to St. Maloes, was commanded by Mr. André Haste, a Dane, had been Six Weeks at Sea on her first Cruize, without making any Captures; and being a new Vessel, only Six Months old, coppered and Sails very well, she appears to be particularly well adapted to be employed in His Majesty's Service as a Dispatch Vessel.
1 have the Honour to be, &c.
(Signed) H. HOTHAM

London Gazette Publication date: 27 November 1810 Issue: 16428 Page: 1886