HMS Cumberland (1739)
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HMS Cumberland was an 8-gun fire ship
Fire ship
A fire ship, used in the days of wooden rowed or sailing ships, was a ship filled with combustibles, deliberately set on fire and steered into an enemy fleet, in order to destroy ships, or to create panic and make the enemy break formation. Ships used as fire ships were usually old and worn out or...
, previously the civilian Alex Roberts. She was purchased in 1739 and was broken up by 1742.