HMS Northumberland (1679)
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HMS Northumberland was a 70-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built by Francis Bayley of Bristol in 1677/79.[1][2] She partook in the last great battle of the War of English Succession and the first battle of the War of Spanish Succession. She was lost in the Great Storm of November 1703.
History | |
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England | |
Name | HMS Northumberland |
Namesake | George Fitzroy, Duke of Northumberland |
Ordered | May 1677 |
Builder | Baylie, Bristol |
Launched | June 1679 |
Commissioned | 20 June 1679 |
Honours and awards |
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Fate | Wrecked, 26/27 November 1703, on the Goodwin Sands |
General characteristics as built | |
Class and type | 70-gun third-rate ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 104123⁄94 tons (bm) |
Length |
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Beam | 40 ft 2 in (12.24 m) |
Draught | 18 ft (5.49 m) |
Depth of hold | 17 ft (5.18 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Armament |
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Notes | her armament was unchanged by 1688, except she had demi-culverins in place of 12-pdr guns |
General characteristics after 1702 rebuild | |
Class and type | 70-gun third-rate ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 10965⁄94 tons (bm) |
Length |
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Beam | 40 ft 4 in (12.29 m) |
Depth of hold | 17 ft 3 in (5.26 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Armament | 72/60 guns unchanged from 1688 |
She was named in honour of Charles II illegitimate son, George Fitzroy, his son with Barbara Palmer (Duchess of Cleveland). George Fitzroy was made the Duke of Northumberland in 1678.[3] This was the first vessel to bear the name Northumberland in the English and Royal Navy.[4]
HMS Northumberland was awarded the Battle Honours Barfleur 1692, and Vigo 1702.