Spanish Fourth Rate ship of the line 'San Luis' (1724)

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San Luis
Nominal Guns	60	SWoA
Nationality	Spain
Operator	Armada Real
Ordered	1721	SWoA
Acquired	1724	SWoA
First Commissioned	1725	SWoA
Shipyard	Guarnizo Dockyard - Guarnizo	SWoA
Ship Class	San Luis (1721)
Designed by	José Antonio de GaztañetaSpanish Naval Sailor Designer Ship Builder Service 1693-1735	SWoA
Constructor	Lorenzo ArzuetaSpanish Ship Builder Service 1722-1725	SWoA
Category	Fourth Rate	SWoA
Ship Type	Ship of the Line
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Broken Up	1745	SWoA

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentSWoA
Length of Gundeck156' 0"Spanish Pies43.4616 (142′ 7″ Imperial)
Length of Keel126' 0"Spanish Pies35.1036 (115′ 1″ Imperial)
Breadth42' 3"Spanish Pies12.1191 (39′ 9″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold21' 2"Spanish Pies6.4078 (21′ 0″ Imperial)
Burthen990Ton

Armament

1724Broadside Weight = 474 Spanish libre (511.446 lbs 217.566 kg)SWoA
Lower Gun Deck24 Spanish 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 Spanish 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck10 Spanish 6-Pounder

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

SWoAManuel Blasco Felip, Enrique García-Torralba Pérez, John Tredrea, Rif Winfield, Book

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