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HMS Portland

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The name HMS Portland has been carried by eight ships of the Royal Navy. They were named after the Earl of Portland.

  • The first HMS Portland of 1653
  • The second HMS Portland of 1693
  • The third HMS Portland of 1744
  • The fourth HMS Portland of 1770
  • The fifth HMS Portland of 1795 was a barge probably used to defend Plymouth and decommissioned in 1802
  • The sixth HMS Portland of 1822
  • The seventh HMS Portland was a Bangor class minesweeper was captured by the Japanese whilst under construction in Hong Kong in 1941 and became Japanese minesweeper M/S 101, and was sunk by the Americans in 1945.
  • The eight and current HMS Portland is a Type 23 frigate, launched in 1999.

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