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HMS Northumberland (1798)
&sq=crain_ford&lang=en&file=File:HMS_Northumberland_battle.jpg) Destruction of the French Frigates Arianne & Andromaque 22nd May 1812.
The image shows the last stages of the action of 22 May 1812. From left to right: Mameluck, Ariane, Andromaque and Northumberland. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 Great Britain | |
| Name | HMS Northumberland |
| Ordered | 10 June 1795 |
| Builder | Barnard, Deptford |
| Laid down | October 1795 |
| Launched | 2 February 1798 |
| Honours and awards |
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| Fate | Broken up, 1850 |
| Notes | Hulked, February 1827 |
| General characteristics [2] | |
| Class and type | America-class ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 1907 (bm) |
| Length | 182 ft (55 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 48 ft 7+1⁄2 in (14.821 m) |
| Depth of hold | 21 ft 7 in (6.58 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament | |
HMS Northumberland was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at the yards of Barnard, Deptford and launched on 2 February 1798.[2] She carried Napoleon to his final exile on St Helena.
- ^ "No. 21077". The London Gazette. 15 March 1850. pp. 791–792.
- ^ a b Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 185.
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