HMS Cumberland (1774)

Cumberland
History
Great Britain
NameHMS Cumberland
Ordered8 June 1768
BuilderDeptford Dockyard
Laid down7 January 1769
Launched29 March 1774
FateBroken up, 1804
Notes
General characteristics [1]
Class and type74-gun third-rate Elizabeth-class ship of the line
Tons burthen1647 (bm)
Length168 ft 6 in (51.36 m) (gundeck)
Beam46 ft (14 m)
Depth of hold19 ft 9 in (6.02 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • Gundeck: 28 × 32-pounder guns
  • Upper gundeck: 28 × 18-pounder guns
  • QD: 14 × 9-pounder guns
  • Fc: 4 × 9-pounder guns

HMS Cumberland was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 29 March 1774 at Deptford Dockyard.[1]

She participated in actions against the French Navy both prior to and during the Napoleonic Wars. She was broken up in 1804.

  1. ^ a b Lavery, Ships of the Line vol. 1, p. 179.