| Portsmouth | 13590 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 10 | BWAS-1603 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | BWAS-1603 | |
| Operator | The Royal Navy | BWAS-1603 | |
| Previously | British unrated yacht 'Portsmouth' (1674) | BWAS-1603 | |
| Acquired | 1688/06 | BWAS-1603 | |
| Shipyard | Deptford Dockyard | BWAS-1603 | |
| Category | Unrated | BWAS-1603 | |
| Ship Type | Bomb Vessel | BWAS-1603 | |
| Foundered | 1703/11/07 | BWAS-1603 | |
Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | BWAS-1603 |
| Length of Gundeck | 71' 0" | Imperial Feet | 21.6408 | Length of Keel | 59' 0" | Imperial Feet | 17.9832 | Breadth | 21' 4" | Imperial Feet | 6.5024 | Depth in Hold | 9' 0" | Imperial Feet | 2.7432 | Draught Aft | 9' 0" | Imperial Feet | 2.7432 | Burthen | 142 78⁄94 | Tons BM |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1689 | Broadside Weight = 14 Imperial Pound ( 6.349 kg) | BWAS-1603 | ||
| Gun Deck | 8 | British Minions | ||
| Gun Deck | 2 | British 12 1/4\" Mortar | ||
| Gun Deck | 2 | British Falcon | ||
| Crew Complement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | # of Men | Notes | Source |
| 1689 | 50 | BWAS-1603 | |
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1689 | 1692 | Commander | Robert Martin | BWAS-1603 |
| 1693 | 1693 | Commander | Charles Cornwall | BWAS-1603 |
| 1703 | 1703/11/27 | Commander | George Hawes† | BWAS-1603 |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1689 | Commissioned as a sloop | BWAS-1603 |
| 1689 | Off Margate | BWAS-1603 |
| 1690 | In the Channel | BWAS-1603 |
| 1691 | In the North Sea | BWAS-1603 |
| 1692 | In the Channel | BWAS-1603 |
| 1693 | Off the Humber | BWAS-1603 |
| 1703/11/07 | Foundered at the Nore, all hands were lost | BWAS-1603 |
| Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Description | Author | Type |
| BWAS-1603 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1603 - 1714 | Rif Winfield | Book |