HMS_Portsmouth_(1650)

HMS <i>Portsmouth</i> (1650)

HMS Portsmouth (1650)

Ship of the line of the Royal Navy

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Portsmouth.

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]

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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

  1. [1]
    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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