For other ships of the same name, see French ship Northumberland and HMS Northumberland.
| French ship Northumberland (1780) | |
|---|---|
| Career (France) |   |
| Name: | Northumberland |
| Namesake: | HMS Northumberland, a previous ship captured from the Royal Navy and commissioned in the French navy |
| Laid down: | 24 February 1779 |
| Launched: | 3 May 1780 |
| Commissioned: | July 1780 |
| Honours and awards: |
Participated in: |
| Captured: | Glorious First of June, by Royal Navy |
| Career (Great Britain) |  |
| Name: | HMS Northumberland |
| Acquired: | June, 1794 |
| Fate: | Broken up, December 1795 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Annibal class ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1500 tonnes |
| Length: | 54.7 metres (179 ft) |
| Beam: | 14.3 metres (42 ft) |
| Draught: | 7.2 metres |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Armament: | 74 guns of various weights of shot |
The Northumberland was a 74-gun Annibal class ship of the line of the French Navy.
She took part in the Battle of the Chesapeake (5 September 1781), a crucial naval engagement of the American Revolutionary War (Captain Bon-Chrétien, Marquis de Bricqueville), as well as the Battle of the Saintes seven months later, under Captain Saint Cézaire, who was killed in the action. In 1782, she captured the 14-gun sloop HMS Allegiance.
She was captured during the Glorious First of June in 1794, where she was captained by François-Pierre Étienne. She was recommissioned in the Royal Navy as HMS Northumberland, and was broken up the next year in December 1795.
See also[]
- List of ships captured in the 18th century
- Glossary of nautical terms
References[]
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8. OCLC 67375475.
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