HMS Humber (1693)
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| Career (Great Britain) |  |
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| Name: | HMS Humber |
| Builder: | Frame, Hull |
| Launched: | 30 March 1693 |
| Renamed: | HMS Princess Amelia, 1726 |
| Fate: | Broken up, 1752 |
| General characteristics as built[1] | |
| Class and type: | 80-gun third rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1,223 long tons (1,242.6 t) |
| Length: | 156 ft 3 in (47.6 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 42 ft 1.5 in (12.8 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 17 ft 4 in (5.3 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: | 80 guns of various weights of shot |
| General characteristics after 1708 rebuild[2] | |
| Class and type: | 1706 Establishment 80-gun third rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1,294 long tons (1,314.8 t) |
| Length: | 156 ft (47.5 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 43 ft 6 in (13.3 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 17 ft 8 in (5.4 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: |
80 guns:
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| General characteristics after 1726 rebuild[3] | |
| Class and type: | 1719 Establishment 80-gun third rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1,352 long tons (1,373.7 t) |
| Length: | 158 ft (48.2 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 44 ft 6 in (13.6 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 18 ft 2 in (5.5 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: |
80 guns:
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For other ships of the same name, see HMS Humber and HMS Princess Amelia.
HMS Humber was an 80-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched at Hull on 30 March 1693.[1]
She was rebuilt according to the 1706 Establishment at Deptford in 1708. Her guns, previously being mounted on two gundecks, where now mounted on three, though she remained classified as a third rate.[2] On 30 October 1723 Humber was ordered to be taken to pieces and rebuilt to the 1719 Establishment at Portsmouth. She was renamed HMS Princess Amelia, and relaunched on 4 October 1726.[3]
Princess Amelia was broken up in 1752.[3]
Notes
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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