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Her Majesty's Ship Northumberland Launched in 1702, Rated for 70 Guns and 460 Men and Boys, she weighed in at 1,096 Tons BM. Armed with 26x24-28x12-16x6, Northumberland has a low slung profile and no guns on her round house, where it was typical to see four 3 or 6 lb guns. Instead having one more pair of 12lb guns on her upper gundeck, and and extra pair of 6lb guns on her quarterdeck, this meant that her center of gravity sat lower in the ship and gave her much better sea keeping ability's, to which a shorter roundhouse or (poop} also contributed. This would've made Northumberland a step closer to the next generation 70 Gun ships.
First Commissioned under Captain William Gifford, Northumberland was handed over to Captain James Greenway, he and his brand new third rate were to join a fleet under Sir George Rooke, where she and the fleet would conduct a series of operations against Cadiz, following this Admiral Rooke set his sights on the Spanish treasure fleet at Vigo Bay, Rooke would hand pick ships suitable for the attack in the bay, Northumberland being on of the finest 70s with him was among those selected, Rear Admiral John Greydon, in Northumberland would lead the blue squadron in the secondary attack, in 90 mins all enemy ships were captured or destroyed, it became one of the greatest naval victories' of the war. However Greydon and Northumberland stayed back after the battle, rebuilding defenses and prepping the captured ships to return home with them, which he did by November 1702.
Throughout the rest of 1702 into 1703, Northumberland continued on to patrol with the fleet in the English Channel, still under Captain Greenway, by November 1703, Northumberland along with other ships of the Channel Fleet including her near sister HMS Stirling Castle were anchored off the goodwin sands, many ships only partially manned, when thick weather came upon them, which quickly became what we would call today a category 2 hurricane, the majority of the Channel Fleet was lost that night most on the Goodwin Sands, 13 fightingships were lost, Northumberland was lost with every man of her 220 which were aboard her, while only 70 were saved from the Stirling Castles 276, those were included in the estimated 1,500 sailors lost that night, it became one of the worst storms in living memory.
Northumberland is suspected to have dragged her anchor, possibly before becoming entangled with the anchor cables of Stirling Castle loosening their anchors grasp, both ships were blown on to the Goodwin Sands.
Northumberland served a total of one year, 9 months, 24 days, Captain Greenway her only active captain was also lost of the 220 of the crew that night.
Lest We Forget.
First Commissioned under Captain William Gifford, Northumberland was handed over to Captain James Greenway, he and his brand new third rate were to join a fleet under Sir George Rooke, where she and the fleet would conduct a series of operations against Cadiz, following this Admiral Rooke set his sights on the Spanish treasure fleet at Vigo Bay, Rooke would hand pick ships suitable for the attack in the bay, Northumberland being on of the finest 70s with him was among those selected, Rear Admiral John Greydon, in Northumberland would lead the blue squadron in the secondary attack, in 90 mins all enemy ships were captured or destroyed, it became one of the greatest naval victories' of the war. However Greydon and Northumberland stayed back after the battle, rebuilding defenses and prepping the captured ships to return home with them, which he did by November 1702.
Throughout the rest of 1702 into 1703, Northumberland continued on to patrol with the fleet in the English Channel, still under Captain Greenway, by November 1703, Northumberland along with other ships of the Channel Fleet including her near sister HMS Stirling Castle were anchored off the goodwin sands, many ships only partially manned, when thick weather came upon them, which quickly became what we would call today a category 2 hurricane, the majority of the Channel Fleet was lost that night most on the Goodwin Sands, 13 fightingships were lost, Northumberland was lost with every man of her 220 which were aboard her, while only 70 were saved from the Stirling Castles 276, those were included in the estimated 1,500 sailors lost that night, it became one of the worst storms in living memory.
Northumberland is suspected to have dragged her anchor, possibly before becoming entangled with the anchor cables of Stirling Castle loosening their anchors grasp, both ships were blown on to the Goodwin Sands.
Northumberland served a total of one year, 9 months, 24 days, Captain Greenway her only active captain was also lost of the 220 of the crew that night.
Lest We Forget.
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