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.