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
Royal Navy EnsignEngland
NamePortsmouth
BuilderEastwood, Portsmouth
Launched1650
FateBlown up, 1689
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeFourth-rate frigate
Length99 ft (30.2 m) (keel)
Beam28 ft 4 in (8.6 m)
Depth of hold12 ft 8 in (3.9 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament38 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

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  1. ^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p159.

References

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  • 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.