HMS Portland (1744)

	Portland
History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Portland
Ordered	24 April 1743
Builder	Snellgrove, Limehouse
Launched	11 October 1744
Honours and; awards	Second Battle of Cape Finisterre, 1747
Fate	Sold, 1763
General characteristics
Class and type	1741 proposals 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	974
Length	140 ft (42.7 m) (gundeck)
Beam	40 ft (12.2 m)
Depth of hold	17 ft 2+1⁄2 in (5.2 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	50 guns:; Gundeck: 22 × 24 pdrs; Upper gundeck: 22 × 12 pdrs; Quarterdeck: 4 × 6 pdrs; Forecastle: 2 × 6 pdrs;

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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]

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

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c 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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[Lavery,_SoLv1_p172-1] Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p172.

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