For other ships of the same name, see HMS Portsmouth.
| HMS Portsmouth (1650) | |
|---|---|
 A port-quarter view portrait of the ‘Portsmouth’, 48-gun fourth-rate, built 1650, blown up 1689. (Willem van de Velde, ca. 1675) | |
| Career (England) |  |
| Name: | Portsmouth |
| Builder: | Eastwood, Portsmouth |
| Launched: | 1650 |
| Fate: | Blown up, 1689 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class & type: | Fourth-rate frigate |
| Tons burthen: | 422 long tons (428.8 t) |
| Length: | 99 ft (30.2 m) (keel) |
| Beam: | 28 ft 4 in (8.6 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 12 ft 8 in (3.9 m) |
| Sail plan: | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament: | 38 guns (at launch); 46 guns (1677) |
Portsmouth was a 38-gun fourth-rate frigate of the English Royal Navy, originally built for the navy of the Commonwealth of England at Portsmouth, and launched in 1650.[1]
By 1677 her armament had been increased to 46 guns. Portsmouth was blown up in action in 1689.[1]
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- 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.
The original article can be found at HMS Portsmouth (1650) and the edit history here.