British bomb vessel 'Portsmouth' (1688)

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British 100 Gun
1st Rate Ship of the Line
1812 Renamed "Princess Royal"
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1819 Renamed "Barfleur"
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Portsmouth
Nominal Guns	10	BWAS-1603
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	British yacht 'Portsmouth' (1674) (8) 1674-1688 British 8 Gun Unrated Yacht
Acquired	6.1688	BWAS-1603
Shipyard	Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich	B028
Constructor	Phineus PettBritish Naval Sailor Designer Ship Builder Service 1647-1673	BWAS-1603
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1603
Ship Type	Bomb Vessel	BWAS-1603
Foundered	7.11.1703	BWAS-1603

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck71' 0"Imperial Feet21.6408
Length of Keel59' 0"Imperial Feet17.9832
Breadth21' 4"Imperial Feet6.5024
Depth in Hold9' 0"Imperial Feet2.7432
Draught Aft9' 0"Imperial Feet2.7432
Burthen142 ⁷⁸⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1689Broadside Weight = 14 Imperial Pound ( 6.349 kg)BWAS-1603
Gun Deck8 British Minions
Gun Deck2 British Falcon
Gun Deck2 British 12 1/4" Mortar

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
168950 BWAS-1603

4 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1689 - 1692CommanderBWAS-16031693 - 29.11.1693CommanderBWAS-1603bef.30.11.1693 - 15.9.1696CommanderADM 10624.2.1702/3 - 27.11.1703Commander† ADM 6/7/92BWAS-1603

3 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
5.4.1692 - 1692CookADM/A26.1.1694/95 - 1695Gunner ADM 6/3/31ADM 6/3bef.1.10.1696 - 1696Boatswain ADM 6/4/32
Issued by ADM 6/4

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
10.10.1689 - 20.9.1690Volunteer Transfered ADM 107/1/22ADM 107/1

Service History

DateEventSource
1689Commissioned as a sloopBWAS-1603
1689Off MargateBWAS-1603
1690In the ChannelBWAS-1603
1691In the North SeaBWAS-1603
1692In the ChannelBWAS-1603
1693Off the HumberBWAS-1603
7.11.1703Foundered at the Nore, all hands were lostBWAS-1603

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 106 Document

ADM 107/1 Archive

ADM 6/3 Archive

ADM 6/4 Archive

ADM/A Archive

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

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