Duke of Portland (1794 ship)
| History | |
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| France | |
| Launched | 1790, Bordeaux, France |
| Fate | Captured 1794 |
| Great Britain | |
| Name | Duke of Portland |
| Namesake | William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland |
| Owner |
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| Acquired | 1794-5 by purchase of a prize |
| Fate | Last listed 1811 |
| Notes | Two decks and three masts |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 523 (bm) |
| Length | 113 ft 0 in (34.4 m) |
| Beam | 32 ft 9 in (10.0 m) |
| Propulsion | Sail |
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Duke of Portland was a sailing ship built in 1790 at Bordeaux, France. The British Royal Navy captured her in 1794 after the outbreak of the French Revolutionary Wars. British owners named her Duke of Portland and employed her as a whaler. As such she made some eleven whaling voyages. On the outbound leg of her eighth voyage she transported convicts to Port Jackson, New South Wales. She was last listed in 1811.