HMS Portsmouth (1650)
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]
 A port-quarter view portrait of the Portsmouth (Willem van de Velde, ca. 1675) | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 England | |
| Name: | Portsmouth |
| Builder: | Eastwood, Portsmouth |
| Launched: | 1650 |
| Fate: | Blown up, 1689 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| 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
By 1677 her armament had been increased to 46 guns. Portsmouth was blown up in action in 1689.[1]
Notes
- Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p159.
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.
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