HMS Cumberland (1739)

History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Cumberland
Acquired	29 June 1739
Renamed	Acquired as Alex Roberts
Fate	Broken up in March 1742
General characteristics
Type	Fireship
Tons burthen	181 13⁄94 bm
Length	79 ft (24 m) (gundeck); 62 ft 9.25 in (19.1326 m) (keel);
Beam	23 ft 3.5 in (7.099 m)
Depth of hold	11 ft 4 in (3.45 m)
Complement	45
Armament	8 × 6-pounder guns; 6 or 8 × ½-pounder swivels;

HMS Cumberland was an 8-gun fire ship, previously the civilian vessel Alex Roberts. She was purchased in 1739 and was broken up by 1742 after service in the War of the Austrian Succession.^[1]

^ Boniface. HMS Cumberland. p. 105.

[Boniface105-1] Boniface. HMS Cumberland. p. 105.

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History

Great Britain
Name	HMS Cumberland
Acquired	29 June 1739
Renamed	Acquired as Alex Roberts
Fate	Broken up in March 1742
General characteristics
Type	Fireship
Tons burthen	181 13⁄94 bm
Length	79 ft (24 m) (gundeck) 62 ft 9.25 in (19.1326 m) (keel)
Beam	23 ft 3.5 in (7.099 m)
Depth of hold	11 ft 4 in (3.45 m)
Complement	45
Armament	8 × 6-pounder guns 6 or 8 × ½-pounder swivels