French ship Northumberland (1780)
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| 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 and 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 |
For other ships of the same name, see French ship Northumberland.
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Northumberland.
The Northumberland was a 74-gun Annibal class ship of the line of the French Navy.
She took part in the Battle of the Saintes 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.
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. ISBN 9781861762818. OCLC 67375475.
