French ship Northumberland (1780)

French ship Northumberland (1780) image
History
Ensign of the French Royal Navy Ensign of the French Navy during the RevolutionFrance
NameNorthumberland
NamesakeHMS Northumberland, a previous ship captured from the Royal Navy and commissioned in the French Navy
Laid down24 February 1779[1]
Launched3 May 1780[1]
CommissionedJuly 1780[1]
Honours and
awards
CapturedGlorious First of June, by Royal Navy
Royal Navy EnsignGreat Britain
NameNorthumberland
AcquiredJune, 1794
FateBroken up, December 1795
General characteristics
Class and typeAnnibal-class ship of the line
Tons burthen1500 tonnes
Length54.7 m (179 ft 6 in)
Beam14.3 m (46 ft 11 in)
Draught7.2 m (23 ft 7 in)
PropulsionSails
Armament74 guns of various weights of shot

Northumberland was a 74-gun Annibal-class ship of the line of the French Navy.

  1. ^ a b c d Roche (2005), p. 329.