Cumberland (1802 EIC ship)
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The ship Cumberland was launched in 1802 as a 3-decker East Indiaman. She made seven voyages between India and England from 1802 to 1815 for the British East India Company. Her most notable voyage was her second when she fought in the Battle of Pulo Aura against a French squadron. In 1818 the Chilean government arranged for her purchase. When she arrived in Chile the Chileans took her into their navy as San Martín. As part of the First Chilean Navy Squadron she participated in 1818 in the defeat of a Spanish expeditionary force. She was wrecked off the coast of Peru in 1821.
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The First Chilean Navy Squadron, from left to right, San Martin (ex-Cumberland), Lautaro, Chacabuco, and Araucano in a painting by Thomas Somerscales | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | Cumberland |
Owner |
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Operator | Honourable East India Company |
Route | England–India & China |
Builder | Dudman's Dock, Deptford |
Launched | 11 November 1802 |
Honours and awards | Battle of Pulo Aura |
Fate | Sold to Chile 1818 |
Chile | |
Name | San Martín |
Namesake | José de San Martín |
Cost | $140,000 ($200,000?) |
Acquired | 20 August 1818 |
Out of service | 27 September 1828 |
Honours and awards | Capture of Reina María Isabel, Perla, and San Miguel |
Fate | Beached off Chorrilos, Peru in 1821 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | East Indiaman |
Tons burthen | 1260,[1] 126062⁄94,[2] or 1355[3] (bm) |
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Beam | 42 ft 1 in (12.8 m) |
Depth of hold | 17 ft 2 in (5.2 m) |
Propulsion | Sail |
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