Ship of the line of the Royal Navy
Humber (1708 plan)
History
Great Britain
Name HMS Humber
Builder Frame, Hull
Launched 30 March 1693
Renamed HMS Princess Amelia , 1726
Fate Broken up, 1752
General characteristics as built[1]
Class and type 80-gun third rate ship of the line
Tons burthen 1,223
Length 156 ft 3 in (47.6 m) (gundeck)
Beam 42 ft 1.5 in (12.8 m)
Depth of hold 17 ft 4 in (5.3 m)
Propulsion Sails
Sail plan Full-rigged ship
Armament 80 guns of various weights of shot
General characteristics after 1708 rebuild[2]
Class and type 1706 Establishment 80-gun third rate ship of the line
Tons burthen 1,294
Length 156 ft (47.5 m) (gundeck)
Beam 43 ft 6 in (13.3 m)
Depth of hold 17 ft 8 in (5.4 m)
Propulsion Sails
Sail plan Full-rigged ship
Armament
80 guns:
Gundeck: 26 × 32 pdrs
Middle gundeck: 26 × 12 pdrs
Upper gundeck: 24 × 6 pdrs
Quarterdeck: 4 × 6 pdrs
General characteristics after 1726 rebuild[3]
Class and type 1719 Establishment 80-gun third rate ship of the line
Tons burthen 1,352
Length 158 ft (48.2 m) (gundeck)
Beam 44 ft 6 in (13.6 m)
Depth of hold 18 ft 2 in (5.5 m)
Propulsion Sails
Sail plan Full-rigged ship
Armament
80 guns:
Gundeck: 26 × 32 pdrs
Middle gundeck: 26 × 12 pdrs
Upper gundeck: 24 × 6 pdrs
Quarterdeck: 4 × 6 pdrs
HMS Humber was an 80-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy , launched at Hull on 30 March 1693.[1]
She was rebuilt according to the 1706 Establishment at Deptford in 1708. Her guns, previously being mounted on two gundecks, were now mounted on three, though she remained classified as a third rate.[2] On 30 October 1723 Humber was ordered to be taken to pieces and rebuilt to the 1719 Establishment at Portsmouth . She was renamed HMS Princess Amelia , and relaunched on 4 October 1726.[3]
Princess Amelia was broken up in 1752.[3]
Notes
^ a b Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p163.
^ a b Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p167.
^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p169.
References
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 .
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