English ship Portsmouth (1650)

Portsmouth was a 38-gun fourth-rate frigate of the English Royal Navy, originally built for the navy of the Commonwealth of England at Portsmouth, and launched in 1650.

[1] By 1677 her armament had been increased to 46 guns.

Portsmouth was blown up in action in 1689.

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Commodore Richard Beach and Dutch Admiral Van Ghent in a joint task force destroy six Barbary ships near Cape Spartel , Morocco, 17 August 1670, Portsmouth is the foremost ship shown