French ship Auguste (1741)
Auguste was a 50-gun ship of the line of the French Navy. Captured by HMS Portland on 9 February 1746 during the War of the Austrian Succession, she was taken into Royal Navy service as HMS Portland's Prize.[1]
History | |
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France | |
Name | Auguste |
Laid down | 1739[1] |
Launched | January 1741[1] |
In service | May 1741[1] |
Captured | 9 February 1746[1] |
History | |
United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Portland's Prize[1] |
Acquired | 9 February 1746[1] |
Fate | Broken up in 1749[1] |
General characteristics | |
Type | 50-gun ship of the line |
Displacement | 650 tonnes[1] |
Length | 41.9 metres[1] |
Beam | 11.2 metres[1] |
Draught | 5 metres[1] |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Armament | 50 guns[1] |
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