HMS Cumberland (1695)

For other ships of the same name, see HMS Cumberland.
History
Great Britain
Name: HMS Cumberland
Builder: Wyatt, Bursledon
Launched: 12 November 1695
Captured: by France in 1707
History
France
Name: Cumberland
Acquired: 21 October 1707
Fate: Sold to Genoa in 1715
History
Genoa
Name: Cumberland
Acquired: 1715
Fate: Sold to Spain in 1717
History
Spain
Name: Principe de Asturias
Acquired: 1717
Captured: by Britain in 1718
History
Great Britain
Acquired: 11 August 1718
Out of service: 1718-20
Fate: Sold to Austria in 1720
History
Austria
Name: San Carlos
Acquired: 1720
Fate: Broken up in 1733
General characteristics [1]
Class & type: 80-gun third rate ship of the line
Tons burthen: 1,220 long tons (1,239.6 t)
Length: 156 ft (47.5 m) (gundeck)
Beam: 42 ft (12.8 m)
Depth of hold: 18 ft (5.5 m)
Propulsion: Sails
Sail plan: Full rigged ship
Armament: 80 guns of various weights of shot

HMS Cumberland was a three-decker 80-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched at Bursledon on 12 November 1695.[1]

Cumberland was captured by the French in the Battle at the Lizard in 1707. She served in the French navy under her old name, and in 1715 was sold to Genoa.[2][3] The Genoese sold her to Spain in 1717 and she was renamed Principe de Asturias.[2] She was recaptured by the British at the Battle of Cape Passaro in 1718, but did not return to service, and was instead sold to Austria in 1720.[2][3] She was based at Naples and was renamed San Carlos.[3] She served until being broken up in 1733, having by then served under five flags.[3]

Notes

  1. 1 2 Lavery, Ships of the Line vol. 1, p. 163.
  2. 1 2 3 Winfield. British Warships. p. 26.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Lambert. Warship. p. 130.

References

  • Lambert, Andrew (1989). Warship 10. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-85177-449-0. 
  • 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.
  • Winfield, Rif (2007). British Warships of the Age of Sail 1714–1792: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth. ISBN 1-86176-295-X. 


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