HMS Northumberland (1705)
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| Career (Great Britain) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Northumberland |
| Builder: | Harding, Deptford Dockyard |
| Launched: | 29 March 1705 |
| Captured: | 8 May 1744, by the French |
| Career (France) |  |
| Name: | Atlas |
| Acquired: | 8 May 1744 |
| General characteristics as built[1] | |
| Class and type: | 70-gun Third Rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1,106 long tons (1,123.7 t) |
| Length: | 150 ft 8 in (45.9 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 41 ft (12.5 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 17 ft 6 in (5.3 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: | 70 guns of various weights of shot |
| General characteristics after 1721 rebuild[2] | |
| Class and type: | 1719 Establishment 70-gun third rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1,132 long tons (1,150.2 t) |
| Length: | 151 ft (46.0 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 41 ft 6 in (12.6 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 17 ft 4 in (5.3 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: |
70 guns:
|
| General characteristics after 1743 rebuild[3] | |
| Class and type: | 1741 proposals 64-gun third rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1,299 long tons (1,319.8 t) |
| Length: | 154 ft (46.9 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 44 ft (13.4 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 18 ft 11 in (5.8 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: |
64 guns:
|
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Northumberland and French ship Atlas.
HMS Northumberland was a 70-gun Third Rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Deptford Dockyard and launched in 1705.[1]
She was rebuilt twice during her career, firstly at Woolwich Dockyard, where she was reconstructed according to the 1719 Establishment and relaunched on 13 July 1721.[2] Her second rebuild was also carried out at Woolwich Dockyard, where she was reconstructed as a 64-gun Third Rate according to the 1741 proposals of the 1719 Establishment, and relaunched on 17 October 1743.[3]
Northumberland was captured off Ushant on 8 May 1744 by the French ship Content (commanded by Hubert de Brienne, Comte de Conflans). She was subsequently taken into the French navy and renamed Atlas.
Notes
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.
- 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.
