Portland-class draft
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Portland class |
| Operators: |
 Royal Navy |
| Built: | 1766–1790 |
| In service: | 1770–1814 |
| Completed: | 10 |
| General characteristics (design details) | |
| Type: | Ship of the Line |
| Tons burthen: | 1044 77⁄94 bm |
| Length: |
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| Beam: | 40 ft 6 in (12 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 17 ft 6 in (5.33 m) |
| Sail plan: | Full-rigged ship |
| Complement: | 350 (121 from 1794) |
| Armament: |
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The Portland class were built as 50-gun fourth-rate ships of the line for the Royal Navy.[1]
Design[edit]
The class was designed by the Surveyor of the Navy, John Williams. Portland was ordered in January 1766. Another (Bristol) was ordered in 1768 but not launched until later in 1775. In the meantime, two more (Isis and Renown) were ordered in December 1770. Six more were ordered to the same design between 1776 and 1785.
Ships[edit]
| Name | Ordered | Builder | Launched | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portland | 18 January 1766 | Edward Hunt, Harwich Dockyard | 11 April 1770 | Sold 19 May 1817 |
| Isis | 25 December 1770 | John Henniker, Chatham Dockyard | 19 November 1774 | Broken up September 1810 |
| Renown | 25 December 1770 | Daniel Furzer, Southampton Dockyard | 4 December 1774 | Broken up December 1794 |
| Bristol | 12 October 1768 | George White, Sheerness Dockyard | 25 October 1775 | Broken up June 1810 |
| Hannibal | 21 June 1776 | Henry Adams, Buckler's Hard | 26 December 1779 | Captured by the French 21 January 1782 |
| Adamant | 13 November 1776 | Peter Baker, Liverpool Dockyard | 24 January 1780 | Broken up June 1814 |
| Leander | 25 July 1776 | Nicholas Phillips, Chatham Dockyard | 1 July 1780 | Captured by the French 18 August 1798 |
| Assistance | 11 February 1778 | Peter Baker, Liverpool Dockyard | 12 March 1781 | Wrecked on a sandbank between Dunkirk and Gravelines 29 March 1802 |
| Europa | 12 January 1778 | Sir Henry Peake, Woolwich Dockyard | 19th April 1783 | Sold 11 August 1814 |
| Leopard | May 1785 | William Rule, Sheerness Dockyard | 24 April 1790 | Wrecked off Anticosti Island in the Gulf of St Lawrence 28 June 1814 |
References[edit]
- British Warships in the Age of Sail: 1714-1792, Rif Winfield, Seaforth Publishing, 2007. ISBN 978-1-84415-700-6 Search this book on
. - British Warships in the Age of Sail: 1793-1817, Rif Winfield, Seaforth Publishing, 2007. ISBN 978-1-84415-717-4 Search this book on .
References[edit]
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