HMS Portland (1744)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Portland.

HMS Portland was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Limehouse according to the dimensions laid down in the 1741 proposals of the 1719 Establishment, and launched on 11 October 1744.^[1]

Portland
History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Portland
Ordered	24 April 1743
Builder	Snellgrove, Limehouse
Launched	11 October 1744
Honours & awards	Second Battle of Cape Finisterre, 1747
Fate	Sold, 1763
General characteristics [1]
Class & type	1741 proposals 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	974
Length	140 ft (42.7 m) (gundeck)
Beam	40 ft (12.2 m)
Depth of hold	17 ft 2+1⁄2 in (5.2 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	50 guns: Gundeck: 22 × 24 pdrs Upper gundeck: 22 × 12 pdrs Quarterdeck: 4 × 6 pdrs Forecastle: 2 × 6 pdrs

Portland served until 1763, when she was sold out of the navy.^[1]