HMS Northumberland (1750)
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| Name: | HMS Northumberland |
| Builder: | Plymouth Dockyard |
| Launched: | 1 December 1750 |
| Renamed: | HMS Leviathan, 13 September 1777 |
| Fate: | Foundered, 27 February 1780 |
| Notes: | Storeship from 1777 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | 1745 Establishment 70-gun ship |
| Tons burthen: | 1414 tons |
| Length: | 160 ft (49 m) (gun deck length) |
| Beam: | 45 ft (14 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 19 ft 4 in (5.9 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Armament: |
70 guns:
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For other ships of the same name, see HMS Northumberland.
HMS Northumberland was a 70-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Plymouth and launched on December 1, 1750. She was later reclassified as a storeship and renamed Leviathan on September 13, 1777. She foundered on February 27, 1780 whilst sailing from Jamaica to Britain.
During the Seven Years War the ship was under the command of Lord Alexander Collville. He received command of the ship in 1753 and remained in command until 1762.
[edit] References
- Colledge, J. J. and Warlow, Ben (2006). 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.
