Portsmouth was founded by Colonel William Crawford, a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses. It was established as a town in 1752 by an act of the Virginia General Assembly and was named for Portsmouth, England.. In 1767, Andrew Sprowle, a shipbuilder, founded the Gosport Shipyard adjacent to Portsmouth.The Gosport Shipyard at Portsmouth was owned by …

Portsmouth is the second largest town in Dominica, with 2,977 inhabitants. It lies on the Indian River on Dominica's northwest coast, in Saint John Parish. Cabrits National Park is located on a peninsula to the north of town. Portsmouth has its own sea port in Prince Rupert Bay.. Portsmouth was initially chosen as the capital of Dominica, but only served in that capacity in …

Portsmouth (ˈpɔːtsməθ) est une ville portuaire de la côte sud de l'Angleterre [1].Elle appartient au comté cérémoniel de Hampshire, mais forme une autorité unitaire.Surnommée « Pompey », Portsmouth est un important port militaire de la Royal Navy.Située sur l'île de Portsea, c'est la seule ville-île du Royaume-Uni.La ville compte une population de 205 400 habitants et est la ...

Portsmouth ( /ˈpɔərtsməθ/ (? · i)) es una ciudad y autoridad unitaria en el sudeste de Inglaterra, en el Reino Unido. [1] [2] Pertenece al condado ceremonial de Hampshire.Portsmouth, conocida popularmente como Pompey, se extiende sobre la isla de Portsea, frente a la isla de Wight en el canal de la Mancha, que a su vez conforma la ría natural de Portsmouth Harbour, formación ...