French ship Northumberland (1780)

Northumberland was a 74-gun Annibal class ship of the line of the French Navy.

For other ships with the same name, see French ship Northumberland and HMS Northumberland.

History
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[1]
Launched:	3 May 1780[1]
Commissioned:	July 1780[1]
Honours and awards:	Participated in: Battle of the Chesapeake Battle of the Saintes Glorious First of June
Captured:	Glorious First of June, by Royal Navy
Great Britain
Name:	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 m (179 ft)
Beam:	14.3 m (47 ft)
Draught:	7.2 m (24 ft)
Propulsion:	Sails
Armament:	74 guns of various weights of shot

Career

She took part in the Battle of the Chesapeake on 5 September 1781 under Bon Chrétien de Bricqueville. Seven months later, she took part in Battle of the Saintes on 12 April 1782 under Captain Cresp de Saint-Césaire, who was killed in the action.[2] In 1782, she captured the 14-gun sloop HMS Allegiance.

Northumberland 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.[1]

Sources and references

Notes

Citations

1. Roche (2005), p. 329.
2. Antier (1991), p. 322.

References

• Antier, Jean-Jacques (1991). L'Amiral de Grasse, héros de l'indépendance américaine. Rennes: Éditions de la Cité, Ouest-France. ISBN 9-782737-308642.
• Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours. 1. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.