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HBMS Cumberland (1774)

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Cumberland, 74 Guns


Details
Nationality British
Royal Navy The Royal Navy
Ordered 1768/06/08 B057
Laid Down 1769/01/07 B057
Named 1768/08/00 B057
Launched 1774/03/29 B057
Shipyard Deptford DY B057
Designer Thomas Slade B057
Master Shipbuilder Adam Hayes B057
Rate Third Rate
Type Ship of the Line
Out Service 1804 B057
Fate Broken Up B057

Dimensions
B057   Type Metric
Length of Gundeck 168' 6" Imperial Feet 51.36
Length of Keel 138' 3" Imperial Feet 42.14
Breadth 46' 10" Imperial Feet 14.27
Depth in Hold 19' 9" Imperial Feet 6.02
Draught Forward 12' 2" Imperial Feet 3.71
Draught Aft 16' 111/2" Imperial Feet 5.17
Burthen 1,61288/94 Tons BM

Armament
1777/12 B057 Broadside Weight = 781
Lower Gun Deck 28 British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck 28 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck 14 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle 4 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement
Date Men Notes Source
1765/12/08 550 Design Complement  

Flag Officers
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1793/02/01 1793/10 Rear-Admiral of the Blue John Macbride B057
1793/10 1794/08 Rear-Admiral of the White Benjamin Caldwell B057
1797/07 1798 Vice-Admiral of the Blue Sir George Keith Elphinstone B057
1799 1799/08 Rear-Admiral of the Blue Sir Richard Hussey Bickerton B057
Commanders
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1777/12 1778/12 Captain Joseph Peyton B057
1778/12 1779/01 Captain Hugh Dalrymple B057
1779/01 1781 Captain Joseph Peyton B057
1780 1780 Captain Harry Harmood B057
1781 1781 Captain Sir Digby Dent B057
1782 1784/06 Captain William Allen B057
1787/10 1792 Captain John Macbride B057
1793/02 1794/08 Captain Sir Thomas Louis B057
1794/08 1797/07 Captain Bartholomew Samuel Rowley B057
1797/07 1799 Captain Robert Montagu B057
1799 1801 Captain Sir Thomas Graves B057
1801/01 1803/06 Captain Robert Carthew Reynolds B057
1803/06 1804/01 Captain Henry Bayntun B057
1804/01 1804/01 Captain John Serrell B057
Commissioned Officers
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1794 1797/07/20 Lieutenant Thomas Folliott Baugh B080
1803/10/29 1804 Lieutenant Walter Boswell B080

Service Record
Date Notes Source
1774/06/08 Completed at Deptford DY at a cost of £38,105.0.0d ,including fitting B164
1778/05 fitting at Portsmouth DY at a cost of £6,543.17.17d B164
1778/07/27 Present at 1st Battle of Ushant  
1778/12/26 Sailed as reinforcement for the West Indies B057
1779/09 Sailed to the Relief of Guernsey B057
1780/01/08 Attack on the Caracas ships B057
1780/01/16 Present at the Battle of Cape St. Vincent  
1780/01/19 Relief of Gibraltar B057
1780/05 Began coppering and fitting at Plymouth DY B164
1780/06 Completed coppering and fitting at a cost of £7,309.0.10d B164
1781/03/18 Took the privateer Duc de Chartres  
1782/02/06 Sailed for the East Indies B057
1783/06/20 Present at 2nd Battle of Cuddalore, Flagship of Commodore Richard King  
1784/07 fitting at Plymouth DY ,for ordinary B164
1785/12 Began middling repair at Plymouth DY B164
1787/02 Completed middling repair at a cost of £17,850.17.5d B164
1787/09 Began fitting at Plymouth DY B164
1787/10 Recommissioned as a guard ship at Plymouth B057
1789/07 Completed fitting at a cost of £11,270.10.2d ,as a guard ship B164
1792 Paid off B057
1793/02 Recommissioned B057
1795/05/23 Sailed for the Mediterranean B057
1795/07/13 Present at the Battle of Hyeres  
1797/03 Began refitting at Portsmouth DY B164
1797/06 Completed refitting at a cost of £18,154.0.0d B164
1798 Began refitting at Portsmouth DY B164
1799 Completed refitting at a cost of £16,553.0.0d B164
1799/08 Paid off B057
1799/09 Recommissioned for Channel service B057
1801 To the West Indies B057
1803/06/30 Action off San Domingo where 4 French vessels were taken B057
1803/06/30 Took La Créoleoff San Domingo  
1804/01 Arrived at Portsmouth to pay off B057

Fleets
Fleet Title Commander Date From Date To Source
No Fleets Listed

Actions & Battles
Date Source
1778/07/27 1st Battle of Ushant
1780/01/16 Battle of Cape St. Vincent
1783/06/20 2nd Battle of Cuddalore
1795/07/13 Battle of Hyeres

Notes on Ship
No Notes Entered

Sources
Id Link or Description Author
B057 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792 Rif Winfield
B080 A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849 O'Brien
B164 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1603 - 1714 Rif Winfield

Last Updated :2009/12/06 at 09:30:11 by Cy

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