English ship Portsmouth (1650)
| History | |
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| Commonwealth of England | |
| Name | Portsmouth |
| Ordered | April 1649 |
| Builder | Portsmouth Dockyard |
| Launched | 1650 |
| Commissioned | 1650 |
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| Kingdom of England | |
| Name | Portsmouth |
| Acquired | May 1660 |
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| Captured | 9 August 1689 |
| Fate | Captured by French and blown up |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | 34-gun Fourth-Rate |
| Tons burthen | 422+69⁄94 bm |
| Length | 99 ft 0 in (30.2 m) keel for tonnage |
| Beam | 28 ft 4 in (8.6 m) |
| Depth of hold | 12 ft 8 in (3.9 m) |
| Sail plan | ship-rigged |
| Complement | 150 men in 1653 |
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Portsmouth was a 34-gun (later with up to 46 guns) fourth-rate of the English Navy, built by Thomas Eastwood at Portsmouth Dockyard and launched for the Commonwealth Navy in 1650. She partook in the Battles of Dover and Kentish Knock in 1652, the Gabbard and Scheveningen in 1653. After the Restoration she was incorporated into the Royal Navy. She was present at the Battle of Lowestoft in 1665 and the Four Days' Battle. She was present at the Battle of Texel in 1673, and the Battle of Bantry Bay in 1689. She was captured by the French in August 1689 and blown up.
The Portsmouth was the first vessel in the English navy to be given that name.