Duchess of Portland (ship)

Several ships have been named Duchess of Portland (or Dutchess of Portland) for one or another of the Duchesses of Portland:

Duchess of Portland (1783 ship) was launched at Bristol. She was primarily a West Indiaman but made one voyage as a slave ship and two as a whaler in the British Southern Whale Fishery. The US Navy captured her in 1812 and burnt her.
Duchess of Portland (1826 ship) was launched at Troon. She was wrecked on 12 February 1867.

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