''Auguste'' was a 50-gun
ship of the line
A ship of the line was a type of naval warship constructed during the Age of Sail from the 17th century to the mid-19th century. The ship of the line was designed for the naval tactic known as the line of battle, which depended on the two colu ...
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''.
References
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Ships of the line of France
Ships of the line of the Royal Navy
Captured ships
1741 ships