British Third Rate ship of the line 'Northumberland' (1702)

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Northumberland	191
Nominal Guns	70	B028
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	British Third Rate ship of the line 'Northumberland' (1679) (70)
Ordered	14.9.1699	BWAS-1603
Launched	1702	BWAS-1603
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1603
Shipyard	Bristol - England	B028
Ship Class	1677 Programme - 3rd Rates	B028
Constructor	Robert Shortis (d.1705)	BWAS-1603
Category	Third Rate	B028
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Wrecked	27.11.1703	B028

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck152' 0"Imperial Feet46.3296
Length of Keel126' 8"Imperial Feet38.4126
Breadth40' 4"Imperial Feet12.2936
Depth in Hold17' 3"Imperial Feet5.1925
Burthen1,096 ⁵⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1703Broadside Weight = 459 Imperial Pound ( 208.1565 kg)BWAS-1603
Lower Gun Deck24 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 British Demi-Culverin
Quarterdeck12 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle4 British 6-Pounder
Roundhouse4 British 3-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
27.11.1703220 BWAS-1603

2 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
14.1.1701/2 - 23.1.1701/2Captain William Gifford (1649-1724) ADM 6/6/130ADM 6/63.2.1701/2 - 27.11.1703Captain James Greenway (d.1703)† ADM 6/7/5ADM 6/7

1 Flag Officer

DatesRankNameSource
aft.12.6.1702 - 11.1702Rear-Admiral of the White John Graydon (c.1666-1725/26)BWAS-1603

5 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
16.1.1701/2 - 20.1.1701/2First Lieutenant George Peyton ADM 6/6/133ADM 6/619.1.1701/2 - 28.1.1701/2Third Lieutenant Robert Clarke (c.1681-1708/9) ADM 6/6/135ADM 6/624.1.1701/2 - 27.11.1703First Lieutenant Nathaniel Hubbard (d.1731) ADM 6/6/140ADM 6/65.2.1701/2 - 27.11.1703Third Lieutenant Daniel Pittfield ADM 6/7/6ADM 6/79.2.1701/2 - 22.12.1702Second Lieutenant William Wilson ADM 6/7/8ADM 6/7

1 Marine

DatesRankNameSource
1702Captain, William Evans’s Foot Joshua Churchill (d.1720/21)HPO

Service History

DateEventSource
12.8.1702At CadizBWAS-1603
12.10.1702Battle of Vigo
27.11.1703Wrecked on the Goodwin Sands during the Great Storm with no survivorsBWAS-1603

Fleets
Dates	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
27.11.1703-27.11.1703	The Great Storm

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

ADM 6/6 Archive

ADM 6/7 Archive

HPO Web Site

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