HMS Portland (1693)

History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Portland
Builder	Lawrence, Woolwich Dockyard
Launched	28 March 1693
Fate	Broken up, 1743
General characteristics as built
Class and type	50-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	636
Length	125 ft 6 in (38.3 m) (gundeck)
Beam	34 ft (10.4 m)
Depth of hold	14 ft (4.3 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	50 guns of various weights of shot
General characteristics after 1723 rebuild
Class and type	1719 Establishment 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	772
Length	134 ft (40.8 m) (gundeck)
Beam	36 ft (11.0 m)
Depth of hold	15 ft 2 in (4.6 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	50 guns:; Gundeck: 22 × 18 pdrs; Upper gundeck: 22 × 9 pdrs; Quarterdeck: 4 × 6 pdrs; Forecastle: 2 × 6 pdrs;

HMS Portland was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched at Woolwich Dockyard on 28 March 1693.^[1]

She was rebuilt according to the 1719 Establishment at Portsmouth, and was relaunched on 25 February 1723.

She was present at Wager's Action a naval confrontation on 8 June 1708 N.S (28 May O.S.), between a British squadron under Charles Wager and the Spanish treasure fleet, as part of the War of Spanish Succession.^[3]

On 17 March 1709, Portland recaptured Coventry, which the 54-gun Auguste and the 54-gun Jason (1704) had captured in September 1704.^[4]

In July 1739 Edward Hawke, who later became the First Lord of the Admiralty, became the commander of Portland until 1743.^[5]

Portland was broken up later that same year.^[6]

Notes[edit]

^ ^a ^b Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p164.
^ Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p170.
^ "Wager's Action off Cartagena, 28 May 1708". Royal Museums Greenwich. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
^ Roche (2005), pp.134 and 57.
^ Wiki-Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke
^ Colledge, p. 274

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.
Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
Roche, Jean-Michel (2005) Dictionnaire des Bâtiments de la Flotte de Guerre Française de Colbert à nos Jours. (Group Retozel-Maury Millau).

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