American Fifth Rate frigate 'Cumberland' (1842)

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Cumberland
Nominal Guns	50	DANFS
Nationality	United States of America
Operator	United States Navy
Launched	24.5.1842	DANFS
How acquired	Purpose built	DANFS
Shipyard	Charlestown Navy Yard - Charlestown	DANFS
Category	Fifth Rate	DANFS
Ship Type	Frigate	DANFS
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	DANFS
Sunk in Action	8.3.1862	DANFS

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentDANFS
Length of Gundeck175' 0"US Feet53.34
Breadth45' 0"US Feet13.716
Draught Aft21' 1"US Feet6.4262
Burthen1,726Tons BM

Armament

1843Broadside Weight = 640 Imperial Pound ( 290.24 kg)DANFS
Gun Deck40 American 32-Pounder
Gun Deck10 American 8" Shell Gun

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1843400 DANFS

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1843 - 1848CaptainDANFS

Service History

DateEventSource
1843Flagship of the Mediterranean squadronDANFS
2.1846Flagship of the Home squadronDANFS
7.1848Returned to the United States after the Mexican WarDANFS
1849Sailed to the MediterraneanDANFS
1851Returned to the United StatesDANFS
1857On the coast of AfricaDANFS
1860Flagship of the home squadronDANFS
4.1861Towed out of Norfolk Navy Yard to avoid captureDANFS
8.3.1862Rammed and sunk by the CSS Virginia at Newport News, VADANFS

Fleets
Dates	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
1846-1846	American Home Squadron 1846

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

DANFSUnknown, Web Site

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