HMS Cumberland - Definition and Overview

There have been sixteen ships named HMS Cumberland in the Royal Navy. The name comes from the traditional county of Cumberland, England.

• The first Cumberland, built in 1695 at Bursledon, near Southampton, was a 80-gun third-rate ship of the line that served until 1707.
• The second Cumberland, built in 1710, was another 80-gun second-rate that served until 1732.
• The third Cumberland, built in 1739, was another 80-gun second-rate that served until 1748.
• The fourth Cumberland, built in 1774, was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line that served until 1804.
• The fifth Cumberland, built in 1807, was another 74-gun third-rate that served until 1830.
• The sixth Cumberland, built in 1842, was a 70-gun third-rate that served until 1863.
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• The thirteenth Cumberland, launched in 1902 was a Monmouth-class armoured cruiser that served in World War I
• The fifteenth Cumberland (57) was a County-class heavy cruiser that served in World War II.
• The current Cumberland (F85) is a Type 22 frigate.

Battle honours

• Sadra 1758
• Negapatam 1758
• Porto Novo 1759
• battle of Cap St Vincent 1780
• Baltic 1854
• Cameroons 1914
• North Africa 1942
• Arctic 1942-1943
• Sabang 1944
• Burma 1945

External links

• http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/static/pages/1630.html