nɔːɹθˈʌmbɚlənd wʌz ɐsˈaɪnd tə ðə fˈɜːst ɹɪzˈɜːv skwˈɑːdɹən æt ðɪ ˈaɪəl ʌv pˈoːɹtlənd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪnti wˈʌn ænd ðˈɛn æt dˈɛvənpˌoːɹt fɹʌm wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti wˈʌn tə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt.
Northumberland was assigned to the 1st Reserve Squadron at the Isle of Portland in 1890–91 and then at Devonport from 1891 to 1898.