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HBMS Portland (1653)

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Portland, 42 Guns

 

Details

NationalityBritish
Launched1653
ShipyardWapping
ConstructorJohn Taylor
RateFourth Rate
In Service1653
Out Service1692
FateBurnt

 

Dimensions

Gun DeckKeelBeamDepthDraughtBurthenDisplacementSource
105' 0"32' 11"13' 0"605W006

 

Armament

DateCrewGunsGun DeckUpper DeckQuarterdeckForecastleB/S WeightSource
165342

 

Commanders

Date FromDate toNameSource
1653William Rause
1653-SepEdward Blagg
16541656Richard Newberry
16561657Henry Powell
16631663Christopher Myngs
1665-Jan1666John AylettW014
1666-AugRichard HaddockW014
16681669John Hart
16721672Thomas GuyW014
1677-AprRichard James
1688-Oct-261689-May-01George AylmerB051

 

Officers

Date FromDate ToRank/PositionNameSource
16731674-Jun1st LieutenantRichard Hodder

 

Service record

1655In the West Indies
1692Burnt at Tangerall Castle near Malaga to avoid falling into the hands of the French

 

 

Actions & Battles

DateSource
1653-Jun-12Battle of the Gabbard
1653-Aug-08Battle of Scheveningen
1665-Jun-03Battle of Lowestoft
1666-Jun-11Four Days Battle
1666-Aug-04St James' Day Battle
1689-May-01Battle of Bantry BayW004/B051

 

Notes

 

Sources

B022The 50 Gun ShipRif Winfield
B028Ships of The Royal Navy - 15C to PresentJ.J. Colledge
B051Biographia NavalisJohn Charnock
W004Ships of the Old NavyThis link is broken
W006Sailing WarshipsTeemu
W014Anglo Dutch Wars BlogJim Bender
W021Naval Wargaming BlogJim Bender

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