HMS Portsmouth (1690)

History
England
Name	HMS Portsmouth
Ordered	28 June 1689
Builder	Royal Dockyard, Portsmouth
Launched	13 May 1690
Commissioned	1690
Captured	11 October 1696
Fate	Captured by four French privateers
General characteristics
Type	32-gun fifth rate
Tons burthen	41192/94 bm
Length	106 ft 3 in (32.4 m) gundeck; 89 ft 0 in (27.1 m) keel for tonnage;
Beam	29 ft 6 in (9.0 m)
Depth of hold	10 ft 0 in (3.0 m)
Sail plan	ship-rigged
Armament	as Built; 4 × 4 demi-culverines on wooden trucks (LD); 20 × sakers on wooden trucks (UD); 4 × 4 minions on wooden trucks (QD);

HMS Portsmouth was a fifth rate built under the 1689 programme built at Deptford Dockyard. Her guns were listed under old terms for guns as demi-culverines, sakers and minions. After commissioning she spent her short career with the Fleet in Home Waters. She was taken by the French in 1696.

Portsmouth was the sixth named vessel since it was used for a 46-gun ship.

History

England
Name	HMS Portsmouth
Ordered	28 June 1689
Builder	Royal Dockyard, Portsmouth
Launched	13 May 1690
Commissioned	1690
Captured	11 October 1696
Fate	Captured by four French privateers
General characteristics
Type	32-gun fifth rate
Tons burthen	41192/94 bm
Length	106 ft 3 in (32.4 m) gundeck 89 ft 0 in (27.1 m) keel for tonnage
Beam	29 ft 6 in (9.0 m)
Depth of hold	10 ft 0 in (3.0 m)
Sail plan	ship-rigged
Armament	as Built 4 × 4 demi-culverines on wooden trucks (LD) 20 × sakers on wooden trucks (UD) 4 × 4 minions on wooden trucks (QD)