Ship of the line of the Royal Navy
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History |
Great Britain |
Name | HMS Portland |
Builder | Lawrence, Woolwich Dockyard |
Launched | 28 March 1693 |
Fate | Broken up, 1743 |
General characteristics as built[1] |
Class and type | 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 636 |
Length | 125 ft 6 in (38.3 m) (gundeck) |
Beam | 34 ft (10.4 m) |
Depth of hold | 14 ft (4.3 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Armament | 50 guns of various weights of shot |
General characteristics after 1723 rebuild[2] |
Class and type | 1719 Establishment 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 772 |
Length | 134 ft (40.8 m) (gundeck) |
Beam | 36 ft (11.0 m) |
Depth of hold | 15 ft 2 in (4.6 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Armament |
- 50 guns:
- Gundeck: 22 × 18 pdrs
- Upper gundeck: 22 × 9 pdrs
- Quarterdeck: 4 × 6 pdrs
- Forecastle: 2 × 6 pdrs
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HMS Portland was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched at Woolwich Dockyard on 28 March 1693.[1]
She was rebuilt according to the 1719 Establishment at Portsmouth, and was relaunched on 25 February 1723.
She was present at Wager's Action a naval confrontation on 8 June 1708 N.S (28 May O.S.), between a British squadron under Charles Wager and the Spanish treasure fleet, as part of the War of Spanish Succession.[3]
On 17 March 1709, Portland recaptured Coventry, which the 54-gun Auguste and the 54-gun Jason (1704) had captured in September 1704.[4]
In July 1739 Edward Hawke, who later became the First Lord of the Admiralty, became the commander of Portland until 1743.[5]
Portland was broken up later that same year.[6]
Wager's Action off Cartagena, 28 May 1708
Notes
- ^ a b Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p164.
- ^ Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p170.
- ^ "Wager's Action off Cartagena, 28 May 1708". Royal Museums Greenwich. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
- ^ Roche (2005), pp.134 and 57.
- ^ Wiki-Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke
- ^ Colledge, p. 274
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