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HMS Portland (1770)
Ship of the line of the Royal Navy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other ships with the same name, see HMS Portland.
HMS Portland was a 50-gun fourth-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy. Designed by Sir John Williams, it was first launched on 11 April 1770.[1]
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Name | Portland |
Builder | Sheerness Dockyard |
Commissioned | 25 September 1770 |
Reinstated | November 1797 refitted as a unrated prison ship |
Honours and awards | Affair of Fielding and Bylandt |
Fate | Sold 19 May 1817 to Daniel List for £800 |
General characteristics | |
Tons burthen | 1,044 77⁄94 |
Length | 146 ft (44.5 m) (gundeck) |
Depth of hold | 17 ft 6 in (5.3 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
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