A port-quarter view portrait of the Portsmouth (Willem van de Velde, ca. 1675) | |
History | |
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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) |
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]
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