British Third Rate ship of the line 'Northumberland' (1794)

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Northumberland
Nominal Guns	78	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Northumberland' (1780) (74) 1780-1794 French 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line
Captured	1.6.1794	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Brest - Brittany	W033
Ship Class	Annibal Class (1778)	W033
Designed by	Jacques-Noël SanéFrench Naval Sailor Designer Ship Builder Administrator Service 1758-1836	W033
Category	Third Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Broken Up	11.1795	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck178' 8"Imperial Feet54.257
Length of Keel146' 6"Imperial Feet44.5041
Breadth48' 2 ½"Imperial Feet14.6431
Depth in Hold21' 1"Imperial Feet6.4262
Burthen1,811 ²⁄₉₄Tons BM

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
24.3.1796 - 31.5.1797CarpenterADM 29-1

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
1799 - 1800MidshipmanNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
6.1794Arrived at PortsmouthBWAS-1793
7.1795Moved to PlymouthBWAS-1793
11.1795Broken up at Plymouth. Never commissionedBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 29-1 Document

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

W033Ronald Deschenes, Web Site

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