Spanish Third Rate ship of the line 'Cambi' (1717)

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Cambi
San Bartolome
Nominal Guns	60	ref:1929
Nationality	Spain
Operator	Armada Real
Keel Laid Down	21.10.1717	ref:1929
Launched	1717	ref:1929
First Commissioned	24.8.1718	ref:1929
How acquired	Purpose built	ref:1929
Shipyard	Sant Feliu de Guixols - Barcelona - Spain	ref:1929
Category	Third Rate	ref:1929
Ship Type	Ship of the Line
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Burnt	9.6.1726	ref:1929

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:1929
Burthen990,75Ton

Armament

24.8.1718Broadside Weight = 474 Spanish libre (511.446 lbs 217.566 kg)ref:1929
Lower Gun Deck24 Spanish 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 Spanish 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle10 Spanish 6-Pounder

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
9.1718 - 1719Capitán de navíoref:192927.1.1720 - Capitán de navíoref:19291725 - 3.6.1726Jefe de EscuadraHNE

1 Flag Officer

DatesRankNameSource
10.2.1719 - Jefe de Escuadraref:1929

Service History

DateEventSource
20.3.1719/20Action off Havana

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

HNEVarious, Web Site

ref:1929Santiago Gómez Cañas, Book

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