British First Rate ship of the line 'Salvador del Mundo' (1797)

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Salvador del Mundo
Nominal Guns	112
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	Spanish First Rate ship of the line 'Salvador del Mundo' (1787) (112) 1787-1797 Spanish 112 Gun 1st Rate Ship of the Line
Captured	14.2.1797
Shipyard	Havana - Cuba	3DECKS
Ship Class	Meregildos / Santa Ana Class (1784)	3DECKS
Designed by	José Romero y Fernández de LandaSpanish Designer Ship Builder Service 1779-1787	3DECKS
Category	First Rate
Ship Type	Ship of the Line
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Broken Up	2.1815

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck190' 0"Imperial Feet57.912
Length of Keel152' 11"Imperial Feet46.3301
Breadth54' 3 ½"Imperial Feet16.4719
Depth in Hold23' 1 ½"Imperial Feet7.0231
Burthen2,397 ⁴⁷⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

3.1803Broadside Weight = 1137 Imperial Pound ( 515.6295 kg)BWAS-1793
Lower Gun Deck30 British 32-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck32 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck32 British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck12 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle6 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
3.1803839EstablishmentBWAS-1793

7 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
15.2.1797 - 13.11.1797CaptainBWAS-179324.3.1803 - 24.7.1803CaptainBWAS-179325.7.1803 - 25.4.1805CaptainBWAS-17934.1805 - 6.1807CaptainBWAS-17936.1807 - 1810CaptainBWAS-17931810 - 10.1813CaptainBWAS-179310.1813 - 1815CaptainBWAS-1793

4 Flag Officers

DatesRankNameSource
24.3.1803 - 14.10.1804AdmiralBWAS-17938.1804 - 1809Vice-AdmiralBWAS-179317.7.1810 - 10.1713AdmiralBWAS-17931813 - 1815Vice-AdmiralBWAS-1793

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
27.10.1804 - 1805GunnerNAO

7 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
12.6.1803 - 3.3.1810SecretaryADM 29/83.1804 - 4.1805MidshipmanNBD18491808 - 12.1808MidshipmanNBD18491811Master's MateNL18651814Master's MateNBD18492.1814 - 4.1814MidshipmanNBD18497.1814 - 1816MidshipmanNBD1849

4 Crewmen

DatesRatingNameSource
4.1803 - 3.18041st Class VolunteerNBD18499.7.1803 - 12.18051st Class VolunteerNBD18491805 - 30.4.18051st Class VolunteerNAO13.11.1811 - 1.8.18121st Class VolunteerNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
5.10.1797Arrived at PlymouthBWAS-1793
12.1797Paid offBWAS-1793
4.12.1797Registered into the Royal NavyBWAS-1793
3.1803Commissioned as a receiving ship at PlymouthBWAS-1793
2.1815Broken up at PlymouthBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

3DECKSManuel Blasco Felip, Cy Harrison, Web Site

ADM 29/8 Archive

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NAOVarious, Web Site

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

NL1865The Admiralty, Digital Book

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Jon Miller on Thursday 11th of June 2026 20:28

The Salvador del Mundo, taken from the Spaniards, is of a most unwieldy size, and is as much larger, in comparison to the Ville de Paris, as the latter ship is to any of the ships in our service. She draws 30 feet of water; and it is thought that none of our docks will be large enough to receive her. [Hampshire Chronicle, 11 March 1797]

Posted by Kath Martin on Friday 9th of August 2019 08:30

According to parish records - at Stoke Demerel, Devon - On 20th February 1805, Robert Mortimer, Seaman of the Salvador del Mundo and Mary Ann Ellery, Spinster of Devonport, were married by Licence.

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