Spanish Fourth Rate ship of the line 'San Fernando' (1725)

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San Fernando	12405
Nominal Guns	60	SWoA
Nationality	Spain
Operator	Armada Real
Ordered	1721	SWoA
Keel Laid Down	1722	SWoA
Launched	13.3.1725	SWoA
How acquired	Purpose built	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	1769	SWoA

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalent
Length of Gundeck191' 4"Burgos Feet53.2136 (174′ 6″ Imperial)
Length of Keel154' 6"Burgos Feet42.907 (140′ 9″ Imperial)
Breadth48' 8"Burgos Feet13.396 (43′ 11″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold22' 10"Burgos Feet6.1292 (20′ 1″ Imperial)
Draught Aft26' 0"Burgos Feet7.2436 (23′ 9″ Imperial)
Displacement1,559Ton
Burthen703Tons BM
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

1723Broadside 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

13.3.1725Broadside 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

5 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
13.3.1725 - 18.10.1725Capitán de navíoref:19291729Capitán de navío6.1741 - 19.9.1741Capitán de fragataref:192919.9.1742 - c.1743Capitán de fragataref:19291744Capitán de navíoE-WIKI

Service History

DateEventSource
1726Left Cadiz to La Habana or Veracruz with Rubi
1727Left La Habana to join squadron at Cadiz.
1728Arrived to Cadiz.
5.1728Left Cadiz to Veracruz to set free the ships blocked by british.
6.1732Disembarked troops at Oran with Castilla.
1734Entered at Cadiz and is set to careen.
1739At Cadiz in ordinary (disarmed).
1741At Cadiz set in commission.
10.2.1743/44Battle of Toulon
1746At Cadiz, in ordinary used as hulk.
1748At Cadiz, almost broke up and out of service from the navy.
1749At Cartagena in ordinary.
9.4.1749Ordered to set in commission to fight argelian pirates.
17.10.1755Left Cadiz to Veracruz transporting supplies.
1756At Cadiz, Converted to a Sheer Hulk
1756At Cadiz, used to rig Princesa and Rayo.
1756Refitted as a Shore Establishment Machine Vesselref:1929
1757At Cadiz, a new rigging machine is added and used for Fenix.
1769Finally is broke up and out of service from the navy.

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

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

ref:1929Santiago Gómez Cañas, Book

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Mark on Friday 3rd of November 2023 15:53

Quentin: FYI, you should be aware that the dimensions shown here are entirely incorrect. Specifically, the length on the gundeck ("eslora") is 156 pies, according to Winfield et al, _Spanish Warships in the Age of Sail_, p.173 (it is the most authoritative source yet published); the conversion ratio to English feet is .914, thus the length is 142.58 English feet. This corresponds to the metric length also give, which is 43.47m. The data given here for length would correspond to a VERY LARGE 74-gun ship from the 1780s, NOT a small Spanish 60 from 1723!!!

Posted by Quentin Yagoubi on Saturday 28th of October 2023 20:50

Thanks for your work, I was looking for her dimensions for 3d modeling.

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