British Fifth Rate ship 'Portsmouth' (1690)

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Portsmouth
Nominal Guns	32	B028
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	28.6.1689	BWAS-1603
Acquired	13.5.1690	B028
Shipyard	Portsmouth - Hampshire	B028
Ship Class	1689 Program 32-Gunner (1689)	B028
Constructor	William StigantBritish Ship Builder Service 1683-1685	BWAS-1603
Category	Fifth Rate	B028
Ship Type	Ship	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Captured	1.10.1696	B028

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck106' 3"Imperial Feet32.3215
Length of Keel89' 0"Imperial Feet27.1272
Breadth29' 6"Imperial Feet8.8561
Depth in Hold10' 0"Imperial Feet3.048
Burthen411 ⁹²⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

13.5.1690Broadside Weight = 96 Imperial Pound ( 43.536 kg)BWAS-1603
Lower Gun Deck4 British Demi-Culverin
Upper Gun Deck22 British 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck6 British 4-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
6.1689145Design Complement

5 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
14.5.1690 - 17.1.1690/91CaptainBWAS-160318.1.1690/91 - 16.9.1691CaptainBWAS-160317.9.1691 - 8.1692Captain TransferedBWAS-16031.10.1692 - 9.6.1695Captain TransferedBWAS-16039.6.1695 - 11.10.1696Captain ADM 6/3/139
Issued by
Confirmed 18.3.1695/96BWAS-1603

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
c.5.1690 - 1690Lieutenant ADM 106/396/52ADM 10613.11.1694 - 11.10.1696Lieutenant ADM 6/3/139
Issued by
Confirmed 18.3.1695/96ADM 6/3

4 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
17.9.1693 - 31.1.1698/99Boatswain Transfered ADM 6/3/137
Confirmed 13.3.1695/96ADM 6/35.7.1695 - 1696Gunner ADM 6/3/137
Issued by
Confirmed 13.3.1695/96ADM 6/35.7.1695 - 1696Carpenter ADM 6/3/137
Issued by
Confirmed 13.3.1695/96ADM 6/37.9.1695 - 1696Cook ADM 6/3/150
Issued by
Confirmed 1.5.1696ADM 6/3

2 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
16.2.1694/95 - 1695Volunteer ADM 6/3/36ADM 6/317.3.1695/96 - 1.10.1696Volunteer ADM 6/3/139ADM 6/3

2 Crewmen

DatesRatingNameSource
24.10.1690 - 1.4.1691Able Seaman ADM 107/1/92ADM 107/113.2.1693/94 - 21.12.1694Able Seaman Transfered ADM 107/1/337ADM 107/1

Service History

DateEventSource
1690With the Channel FleetBWAS-1603
1691With the Channel FleetBWAS-1603
19.5.1692Battle of Barfleur
11.1693Took the Ship BWAS-1603
10.1694With Russell's fleetBWAS-1603
1696With Benbow's squadronBWAS-1603
11.10.1696Taken by four French privateers off RomneyBWAS-1603

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 106 Document

ADM 107/1 Archive

ADM 6/3 Archive

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

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