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Northumberland (ship)

Several ships have been named Northumberland after the English county of Northumberland, or the Dukedom of Northumberland:

  • was launched at South Shields in 1797. She made one voyage for the British East India Company (EIC). She then traded with the West Indies until she wrecked in 1805.
  • Ships of the EIC:
  • was launched in 1763 and made four voyages before she was sold. New owners renamed her Lord Shuldam for Lord Shuldham, and hired her out as an armed escort vessel; she was sold for breaking up in 1783.
  • was launched in 1780 and made six voyages for the EIC before she was sold for breaking up in 1797
  • was launched in 1805 and made six voyages of the EIC between 1805 and 1818. In 1810 and 1811 she served as a transport in the British invasions of Mauritius and Java. She was sold for breaking up in 1819.

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