Ship of the line of the Royal Navy
![]() A port-quarter view portrait of the Portsmouth (Willem van de Velde, ca. 1675)
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| History |
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 England |
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| Name | Portsmouth |
| Builder | Eastwood, Portsmouth |
| Launched | 1650 |
| Fate | Blown up, 1689 |
| General characteristics [1] |
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| Class and type | Fourth-rate frigate |
| Length | 99 ft (30.2 m) (keel) |
| Beam | 28 ft 4 in (8.6 m) |
| Depth of hold | 12 ft 8 in (3.9 m) |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament | 38 guns (at launch); 46 guns (1677) |
Commodore Richard Beach and Dutch Admiral Van Ghent in a joint task force destroy six Barbary ships near Cape Spartel, Morocco, 17 August 1670, Portsmouth is the foremost ship shown
Portsmouth was a 38-gun fourth-rate frigate of the English Royal Navy, originally built for the navy of the Commonwealth of England at Portsmouth, and launched in 1650.[1]
By 1677 her armament had been increased to 46 guns. Portsmouth was blown up in action in 1689.[1]
Notes
- ^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 159.
References
- Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line – Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.
