HMS Cumberland
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 an 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.
* ...
* 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.
*
Sadras 1758*
Negapatam 1758*
Porto Novo 1759*
Cape St. Vincent 1780*
Baltic 1854* Cameroons
1914*
North Africa 1942* Arctic
1942-
1943* Sabang
1944* Burma
1945* http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/static/pages/1630.html
