HMS Portland (1770)

HMS Portland (1770)
History
Royal Navy EnsignGreat Britain
NamePortland
BuilderSheerness Dockyard
Commissioned25 September 1770
ReinstatedNovember 1797 refitted as a unrated prison ship
Honours and
awards
Affair of Fielding and Bylandt
FateSold 19 May 1817 to Daniel List for £800
General characteristics
Tons burthen1,044 7794
Length146 ft (44.5 m) (gundeck)
Depth of hold17 ft 6 in (5.3 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • 50 guns:
  • Gundeck: 22 × 24 pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 22 × 12 pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 4 × 6 pdrs
  • Forecastle: 2 × 6 pdrs

HMS Portland was a 50-gun fourth-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy. Designed by Sir John Williams, it was first launched on 11 April 1770.[1]

  1. ^ "British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Portland' (1770)". threedecks.org. Retrieved 5 April 2021.