French ship Auguste (1741)

For other ships with the same name, see French ship Auguste.

History
France
Name	Auguste
Laid down	1739 [1]
Launched	January 1741 [1]
In service	May 1741 [1]
Captured	9 February 1746 [1]
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Portland's Prize [1]
Acquired	9 February 1746 [1]
Fate	Broken up in 1749 [1]
General characteristics
Type	50-gun ship of the line
Displacement	1277 tonneaux
Tons burthen	650 port tonneaux
Length	41.9 metres [1]
Beam	11.2 metres [1]
Draught	5 metres [1]
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	50 guns [1]

Auguste was a 50-gun ship of the line of the French Navy. Captured by HMS Portland on 9 February 1746 during the War of the Austrian Succession, she was taken into Royal Navy service as HMS Portland's Prize. ^[1]

References

1. Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours. Vol. 1. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. p. 57. ISBN   978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC   165892922.