HMS Portland (1744)

HMS Portland was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Limehouse according to the dimensions laid down in the 1741 proposals of the 1719 Establishment, and launched on 11 October 1744.[1]

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

Portland
History
Royal Navy EnsignGreat Britain
NameHMS Portland
Ordered24 April 1743
BuilderSnellgrove, Limehouse
Launched11 October 1744
Honours and
awards		Second Battle of Cape Finisterre, 1747
FateSold, 1763
General characteristics [1]
Class and type1741 proposals 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen974
Length140 ft (42.7 m) (gundeck)
Beam40 ft (12.2 m)
Depth of hold17 ft 2+1⁄2 in (5.2 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • 50 guns:
  • Gundeck: 22 × 24 pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 22 × 12 pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 4 × 6 pdrs
  • Forecastle: 2 × 6 pdrs

Portland served until 1763, when she was sold out of the navy.[1]

Notes
  1. Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p172.

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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