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French ship Auguste (1741)

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Name
  
Auguste

Launched
  
January 1741

Captured
  
9 February 1746

Length
  
42 m

Draft
  
5 m

Laid down
  
1739

In service
  
May 1741

Name
  
HMS Portland's Prize

Weight
  
650 tons

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.

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French ship Auguste (1741) Wikipedia