British Portland Class

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Portland Class

Design Armament	Broadside Weight = 414.00 Imperial Pound ( 187.75 kg)		BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck	22 x British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck	22 x British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck	4 x British 6-Pounder
Forecastle	2 x British 6-Pounder

Design Dimensions and Ship Information
	Ordered	Shipyard	Launched	Out of service	Fate	Gundeck Length	Length of Keel	Breadth	Depth in hold	Burthen
As Designed						146' 0"	119' 9"	40' 6"	17' 6"	1,044 ⁷⁷⁄₉₄
Portland (50)	1766/01/18	Harwich	1770/04/11	1817/05/19	Sold	146' 0"	119' 9"	40' 6"	17' 6"	1,044 ⁷⁷⁄₉₄
Isis (50)	1770/12/25	Chatham Dockyard	1774/11/19	1810/09	Broken Up	146' 0"	119' 8 ¼"	40' 7 ½"	17' 6"	1,050 ⁶⁵⁄₉₄
Renown (50)	1770/12/25	Southampton	1774/12/04	1794/12	Broken Up	146' 0"	119' 8"	40' 7 ½"	17' 4 ½"	1,050 ⁴⁸⁄₉₄
Bristol (50)	1768/10/12	Sheerness Dockyard	1775/10/25	1810/06	Broken Up	146' 0"	119' 9"	40' 7"	17' 6"	1,049 ⁹⁄₉₄
Hannibal (50)	1776/06/21	Buckler's Hard	1779/12/26	1782/01/21	Captured	146' 3 ½"	119' 9 ⅞"	40' 8"	17' 6"	1,054 ⁴⁄₉₄
Adamant (50)	1776/11/13	Liverpool	1780/01/24	1814/06	Broken Up	146' 3"	120' 0"	40' 9"	17' 7 ½"	1,059 ⁶³⁄₉₄
Leander (52)	1776/07/25	Chatham Dockyard	1780/07/01	1798/08/18	Captured	146' 0"	119' 7 ¾"	40' 8"	17' 5"	1,052 ⁴⁶⁄₉₄
Assistance (50)	1778/02/11	Liverpool	1781/03/12	1802/03/29	Wrecked	145' 1"	119' 9"	40' 8"	17' 6"	1,053 ³⁷⁄₉₄
Europa (50)	1778/01/12	Woolwich Dockyard	1783/04/19	1814/08/11	Sold	145' 11"	119' 4 ⅝"	40' 7 ¼"	17' 5 ½"	1,046 ⁹¹⁄₉₄
Leopard (50)	1785/05	Sheerness Dockyard	1790/04/24	1814/06/28	Wrecked	146' 5"	120' 0 ¾"	40' 8"	17' 6"	1,044 ⁷⁷⁄₉₄

Sources
ID	Description	Author	Type
BWAS-1714	British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792	Rif Winfield	Book

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Posted by Sean Munyon on Tuesday 25th of October 2016 20:49

It would be Nice to add blueprints of the class to help understand the numbers better. but overall enjoying the site.

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