Portsmouth, 34 Guns
Dimensions |
B164 |
|
Type |
Metric |
Length of Keel |
99' 0" |
Imperial Feet |
30.18 |
Breadth |
28' 4" |
Imperial Feet |
8.64 |
Depth in Hold |
12' 8" |
Imperial Feet |
3.86 |
Burthen |
42269/94 |
Tons BM |
|
Armament |
1666 |
B164 |
Broadside Weight = 315 |
Gun Deck |
23 |
British Culverin |
Gun Deck |
22 |
British Demi-Culverin |
Gun Deck |
6 |
British 3-Pounder |
1677 |
B164 |
Broadside Weight = 269 |
Lower Gun Deck |
22 |
British Culverin |
Upper Gun Deck |
20 |
British 6-Pound Saker |
Quarterdeck |
4 |
British Saker |
1685 |
B022 |
Broadside Weight = 274 |
Lower Gun Deck |
22 |
British Culverin |
Upper Gun Deck |
20 |
British 6-Pounder |
Quarterdeck |
6 |
British Saker Cutts |
Crew Complement |
Date |
Men |
Notes |
Source |
1649 |
150 |
|
B164 |
1653 |
170 |
|
B164 |
1660 |
130 |
|
B164 |
1666 |
160 |
|
B164 |
Service Record |
Date |
Notes |
Source |
1650 |
Completed at Portsmouth DY at a cost of £3,587.0.0d |
B164 |
1651 |
With Robert Blake's squadron in the Irish Sea |
B164 |
1652/05/29 |
Present at the Battle of Dover |
|
1652/09/28 |
Present at the Battle of Kentish Knock |
|
1653/06/12 |
Present at the Battle of the Gabbard |
|
1653/07/31 |
Present at the Battle of Scheveningen |
|
1659 |
Operations in the Sound |
B164 |
1660 |
Off the North coast |
B164 |
1664 |
In the Mediterranean |
B164 |
1665/06/03 |
Present at the Battle of Lowestoft |
|
1666/06/01 |
Present at Four Days Battle |
|
1666/07/25 |
Present at St James Day Battle |
|
1670 |
In the Mediterranean |
B164 |
1671/05/08 |
Present at the Battle of Bugia |
|
1673/08/10 |
Present at the Battle of Texel |
|
1675/04/23 |
Commissioned for the Mediterranean |
B164 |
1689/05/01 |
Present at the Battle of Bantry Bay |
|
1689/08/09 |
Taken and destroyed by Marquis in the Channel |
B164 |
Fleets |
Fleet Title |
Commander |
Date From |
Date To |
Source |
No Fleets Listed |
Notes on Ship |
Building costs |
The 50-Gun Ship |
The cost of building the Portsmouth was |
For the Hull, masts & spars |
�3,587-0-0 |
�8-10-0 per ton |
Cordage |
�322-17-0 |
�45 per ton |
Cables |
�495-0-0 |
�45 per ton |
Anchors |
�106-4-0 |
43s per ton |
Blocks, Tops & Pumps |
79-0-0 |
Sails |
271-0-2 |
17d per square yard |
Total Cost |
�4,951-3-10 |
|
Later Dimensions |
The 50-Gun Ship |
Later Dimensions are given as |
Length of Keel |
100' 0" |
Breadth |
29' 6" |
Depth in Hold |
12' 8" |
Draught |
16' 0" |
Burthen |
463 |
|
Sources |
Id |
Link or Description |
Author |
B164 |
British Warships in the Age of Sail 1603 - 1714 |
Rif Winfield |
B028 |
Ships of the Royal Navy - Volume I |
J. J. Colledge |
B022 |
The 50-Gun Ship |
Rif Winfield |
B051 |
Biographia Navalis - Volume I |
John Charnock |
B051 |
Biographia Navalis - Volume II |
John Charnock |
Last Updated :2009/07/28 at 17:08:05 by Cy
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