HMS Cumberland (1774)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Cumberland.
HMS Cumberland was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 29 March 1774 at Deptford Dockyard.[1]
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Name | HMS Cumberland |
Ordered | 8 June 1768 |
Builder | Deptford Dockyard |
Laid down | 7 January 1769 |
Launched | 29 March 1774 |
Fate | Broken up, 1804 |
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General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | 74-gun third-rate Elizabeth-class ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 1647 (bm) |
Length | 168 ft 6 in (51.36 m) (gundeck) |
Beam | 46 ft (14 m) |
Depth of hold | 19 ft 9 in (6.02 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
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She participated in actions against the French Navy both prior to and during the Napoleonic Wars. She was broken up in 1804.