British armed storeship 'Portsmouth' (1811)

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Portsmouth
Nominal Guns	6	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	1810	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	10.1810	BWAS-1793
Acquired	28.9.1811	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Milford Haven - Pembrokeshire	BWAS-1793
Designed by	The SurveyorsBritish Designer Ship Builder Service 1739-1806	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Armed Storeship
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Broken Up	8.1834	BWAS-1793

1811Broadside Weight = 30 Imperial Pound ( 13.605 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck4 British 12-Pound Carronade
Gun Deck2 British 6-Pounder

Date# of MenNotesSource
181139EstablishmentBWAS-1793

DatesRatingNameSource
14.12.1811 - 19.1.1814Able SeamanADM 29/8

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