HMS Portland
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Eight ships of the Royal Navy
have been named HMS Portland, either after Portland Harbour
in Dorset
or after holders of the title of the Duke of Portland
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Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
have been named HMS Portland, either after Portland Harbour
Portland Harbour
Portland Harbour is located beside the Isle of Portland, off Dorset, on the south coast of England. It is one of the largest man-made harbours in the world. Grid reference: .-History:...
in Dorset
Dorset
Dorset , is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The county town is Dorchester which is situated in the south. The Hampshire towns of Bournemouth and Christchurch joined the county with the reorganisation of local government in 1974...
or after holders of the title of the Duke of Portland
Earl of Portland
Earl of Portland is a title that has been created twice in the Peerage of England, first in 1633 and again in 1689.-First creation :The title of Earl of Portland was first created for the politician Richard Weston, 1st Baron Weston, in 1633...
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- HMS PortlandHMS Portland (1653)Portland was a 40-gun fourth-rate frigate of the English Royal Navy, originally built for the navy of the Commonwealth of England at Wapping, and launched in 1653. By 1677 her armament had been increased to 48 guns....
was a 50-gun fourth rate launched at Wapping in 1653 and burnt to avoid capture in 1692. - HMS PortlandHMS Portland (1693)HMS Portland was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched at Woolwich Dockyard on 28 March 1693.She was rebuilt according to the 1719 Establishment at Portsmouth, and was relaunched on 25 February 1723....
was a 48-gun fourth rate launched in 1693, rebuilt in 1723 and broken up in 1743. - HMS PortlandHMS Portland (1744)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....
was a 50-gun fourth rate launched in 1744 and sold in 1763. - HMS Portland was a 50-gun fourth rate launched in 1770. She was converted to a 10-gun storeship in 1800 and a prison shipPrison shipA prison ship, historically sometimes called a prison hulk, is a vessel used as a prison, often to hold convicts awaiting transportation to penal colonies. This practice was popular with the British government in the 18th and 19th centuries....
in 1802. She was sold in 1817. - HMS Portland was a barge probably used to defend PlymouthPlymouthPlymouth is a city and unitary authority area on the coast of Devon, England, about south-west of London. It is built between the mouths of the rivers Plym to the east and Tamar to the west, where they join Plymouth Sound...
. She was purchased in 1795 and was sold in 1802. - HMS Portland was a 52-gun fourth rate launched in 1822. She was to have been named HMS Kingston, but this was changed before launch in 1817. She was sold in 1862.
- HMS Portland was to have been a Bangor classBangor class minesweeperThe Bangor-class minesweepers were a class of minesweepers operated by the Royal Navy , Royal Canadian Navy and Royal Indian Navy during World War II....
minesweeperMinesweeper (ship)A minesweeper is a small naval warship designed to counter the threat posed by naval mines. Minesweepers generally detect then neutralize mines in advance of other naval operations.-History:...
. She was laid down in 1941 and renamed HMS Taitam later that year. She was captured by the Japanese whilst under construction in 1941 and became the Japanese minesweeper M/S 101. She was sunk by the Americans in 1945. - HMS PortlandHMS Portland (F79)HMS Portland is a Type 23 frigate of the British Royal Navy. She is the eighth ship to bear the name and is the fifteenth and penultimate ship of the 'Duke' class of frigates.- Operational history :...
is a Type 23Type 23 frigateThe Type 23 frigate is a class of frigate built for the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom. All the ships were first named after British Dukes, thus the class is also known as the Duke class. The first Type 23 was commissioned in 1989, and the sixteenth, was launched in May 2000 and commissioned in...
frigateFrigateA frigate is any of several types of warship, the term having been used for ships of various sizes and roles over the last few centuries.In the 17th century, the term was used for any warship built for speed and maneuverability, the description often used being "frigate-built"...
launched in 1999 and currently in service.
See also
- HMS Portland Prize was a 50-gun fourth rate, previously the French ship Auguste. She was captured in 1746 by HMS PortlandHMS Portland (1744)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....
and was sold in 1749. - HMS Portland Bill was a repair ship launched in 1945 and sold into civilian service in 1951, where she was renamed Zinnia.