British Third Rate ship of the line 'San Miguel' (1782)

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San Miguel
Nominal Guns	74	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	Spanish Third Rate ship of the line 'San Miguel' (1773) (70) 1773-1783 Spanish 70 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line
Captured	10.9.1782	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Barcelona - Spain
Category	Third Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Sold	1.12.1791	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck182' 1 ½"Imperial Feet55.4863
Length of Keel149' 9 ⅞"Imperial Feet45.4374
Breadth48' 11 ¼"Imperial Feet14.6368
Depth in Hold20' 8"Imperial Feet6.2992
Burthen1,908 ³¹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1782Broadside Weight = 790 Imperial Pound ( 358.265 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck28 British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck30 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck12 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle4 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
9.1782650 BWAS-1714

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
23.12.1782 - 6.5.1784Captain Transfered ADM 6/22/559BWAS-17141783 - 5.1783CaptainBWAS-1714

Service History

DateEventSource
10.9.1782Taken at GibraltarBWAS-1714
5.5.1783Arrived at Portsmouth and paid offBWAS-1714
17.6.1783SurveyedBWAS-1714
1.12.1791Sold at Portsmouth for £2.020BWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

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