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]

For other ships with the same name, see French ship Auguste.

History
France
Name: Auguste
Laid down: 1739[1]
Launched: January 1741[1]
In service: May 1741[1]
Captured: 9 February 1746[1]
History
UK
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]

References
  1. Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours. 1. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. p. 57. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.


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