British yacht 'Portsmouth' (1674)

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Portsmouth
Nominal Guns	8	B028
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	15.9.1673	BWAS-1603
Acquired	1674	B028
Shipyard	Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich	B028
Constructor	Phineus PettBritish Naval Sailor Designer Ship Builder Service 1647-1673	BWAS-1603
Category	Unrated	B028
Ship Type	Yacht	B028
Rebuilt	6.1688	BWAS-1603
Becomes	British bomb vessel 'Portsmouth' (1688) (10) 1688-1703 British 10 Gun Unrated Bomb Vessel

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Keel57' 0"Imperial Feet17.3736
Breadth20' 6"Imperial Feet6.2484
Depth in Hold7' 4"Imperial Feet2.2352
Draught Aft7' 6"Imperial Feet2.286
Burthen127 ³⁹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
167430 BWAS-1603

4 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1.4.1674 - 30.7.1674Captain†BWAS-160331.7.1674 - 14.9.1676CaptainBWAS-160315.9.1677 - 16.4.1679CaptainBWAS-160327.4.1678 - 1685CaptainBWAS-1603

Service History

DateEventSource
6.1688Converted to a bomb vesselBWAS-1603

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

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Monday 27th of July 2026 19:34	Jon Miller	Sir Charles BrisbaneBritish Naval Sailor Service 1779-1819
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Monday 27th of July 2026 19:31	Jon Miller	Henry Edward Reginald BakerBritish Naval Sailor Service 1794-1814
Monday 27th of July 2026 19:29	Jon Miller	British Fifth Rate frigate 'Triton' (1796) (32) 1796-1814 British 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate
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