For other ships of the same name, see HMS Cumberland.
| HMS Cumberland (1807) | |
|---|---|
| Career (UK) |  |
| Name: | HMS Cumberland |
| Ordered: | 31 January 1805 |
| Builder: | Pitcher, Northfleet |
| Laid down: | August 1805 |
| Launched: | 19 August 1807 |
| Renamed: | 1833 |
| Fate: | Converted to prison ship, 1830 |
| Career (UK) | |
| Name: | HMS Fortitude |
| Fate: | Sold, 1870 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class & type: | Repulse-class ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1718 Long ton (1745.6 tonnes) |
| Length: | 174 ft (53 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 47 ft 4 in (14.43 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 20 ft (6.1 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: |
74 guns:
|
HMS Cumberland was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 19 August 1807 at Northfleet.[1]
She was converted to serve as a prison ship in 1830. She was renamed Fortitude in 1833.[2] During the Napoleonic wars she brought King William I of the Netherlands from London to The Netherlands.
She was eventually sold out of the service in 1870.[1]
Notes[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lavery, Ships of the Line vol. 1, p. 188.
- ↑ "Fortitude (originally Cumberland)". http://www.pdavis.nl/ShowShip.php?id=1475. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
References[]
- Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.
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