British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Portland' (1652)

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Portland	437
Nominal Guns	50	B028
Nationality	Commonwealth of England
Operator	State Navy
Launched	1652	B028
How acquired	Purpose built	B028
Shipyard	Wapping - London	B028
Constructor	James Taylor	BWAS-1603
Category	Fourth Rate	B028
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Scuttled	12.4.1692	B028

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Keel105' 0"Imperial Feet32.004
Breadth32' 11"Imperial Feet9.7663
Depth in Hold13' 0"Imperial Feet3.9624
Burthen605 ¹⁴⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1666Broadside Weight = 311.5 Imperial Pound ( 141.2653 kg)BWAS-1603
Lower Gun Deck22 British Culverin
Upper Gun Deck24 British Demi-Culverin
Quarterdeck2 British Saker

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1660150
1666180

17 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1653 - 8.1653Captain William RousBWAS-16038.1653 - 1654Captain Edward BlaggBWAS-16031655 - 1656Captain Edward NewberryBWAS-16031656 - 1657Captain Henry PowellBWAS-160329.3.1661 - 20.12.1662Captain Edward Spragg (d.1673)B0518.9.1664 - 20.1.1664/65Captain Christopher Myngs (1625-1666)BWAS-160321.1.1664/65 - 13.6.1666Captain John Aylett (d.1668)B05114.6.1666 - 9.11.1667Captain Richard Haddock (1629-1714/15)B05110.10.1667 - 24.7.1668Captain John Pearse (d.1668)†BWAS-160316.11.1668 - 23.9.1670Captain John HartB0511672 - 1673Captain John Robinson (d.1690)B0518.2.1671/72 - 3.11.1672Captain Thomas Guy (d.1674)B0515.11.1672 - 5.4.1673Captain John ShelleyBWAS-16036.4.1673 - 10.8.1674Captain George Canning (d.1677)BWAS-16034.4.1677 - 20.1.1679/80Captain Richard James (d.1679/80)†BWAS-16031688 - 1.5.1689Captain George Aylmer (d.1689)†BWAS-16036.1689 - 12.4.1692Captain Thomas Ley (d.1702)BWAS-1603

4 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1664Lieutenant John Narborough (1640-1688)B0511664 - 11.10.1664Lieutenant William JennensB0511672Lieutenant Richard Country (d.1675/76)B051bef.1.5.1677 - aft.21.5.1677Lieutenant William Gregory ADM 8/1/83ADM8

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
25.12.1688 - 2.6.1689Able Seaman John Scott (c.1648-?) ADM 107/1/35ADM 107/1

Service History

DateEventSource
1653Completed at Wapping - London at a cost of £3952.10.0dBWAS-1603
2.6.1653Battle of the Gabbard
1660Refitted as a 40 gunner
3.6.1665Battle of Lowestoft
1666Refitted as a 48 gunner
1.6.1666Four Days Battle
25.7.1666St James Day Battle
1.5.1689Battle of Bantry Bay

Fleets
Dates	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
1659-1659	British Baltic Fleet 1659	Edward Montagu (d.1672)
1659-1659	British Baltic Fleet 1659	Edward Montagu (d.1672)

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

B051John Charnock, Digital Book

ADM8Authority, Document

ADM 107/1 Archive

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