HMS Humber (1693)

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Humber (1708 plan)
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Naval Ensign of Great Britain (1707-1800).svg Great Britain
NameHMS Humber
BuilderFrame, Hull
Launched30 March 1693
RenamedHMS Princess Amelia, 1726
FateBroken up, 1752
General characteristics as built [1]
Class and type80-gun third rate ship of the line
Tons burthen1,223
Length156 ft 3 in (47.6 m) (gundeck)
Beam42 ft 1.5 in (12.8 m)
Depth of hold17 ft 4 in (5.3 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail plan Full-rigged ship
Armament80 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 burthen1,294
Length156 ft (47.5 m) (gundeck)
Beam43 ft 6 in (13.3 m)
Depth of hold17 ft 8 in (5.4 m)
PropulsionSails
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 burthen1,352
Length158 ft (48.2 m) (gundeck)
Beam44 ft 6 in (13.6 m)
Depth of hold18 ft 2 in (5.5 m)
PropulsionSails
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

  1. 1 2 Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p163.
  2. 1 2 Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p167.
  3. 1 2 3 Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p169.

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