HMS Northumberland (1798)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Northumberland.

Destruction of the French Frigates Arianne & Andromaque 22nd May 1812.
The image shows the last stages of the action of 22 May 1812. From left to right: Mameluck, Ariane, Andromaque and Northumberland.
History
Great Britain
NameHMS Northumberland
Ordered10 June 1795
BuilderBarnard, Deptford
Laid downOctober 1795
Launched2 February 1798
Honours and
awards
FateBroken up, 1850
NotesHulked, February 1827
General characteristics [2]
Class and typeAmerica-class ship of the line
Tons burthen1907 (bm)
Length182 ft (55 m) (gundeck)
Beam48 ft 7+1⁄2 in (14.821 m)
Depth of hold21 ft 7 in (6.58 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • Gundeck: 28 × 32-pounder guns
  • Upper gundeck: 30 × 18-pounder guns
  • QD: 12 × 9-pounder guns
  • Fc: 4 × 9-pounder guns

HMS Northumberland was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at the yards of Barnard, Deptford and launched on 2 February 1798.[2] She carried Napoleon to his final exile on St Helena.

  1. ^ "No. 21077". The London Gazette. 15 March 1850. pp. 791–792.
  2. ^ a b Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p185.