Portugese Third Rate ship of the line 'Conde Dom Henrique' (1793)

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Conde Dom Henrique
Nominal Guns	80	ref:592
Nationality	Portugal
Operator	State Navy
Previously	Portugese Third Rate ship of the line 'Nossa Senhora do Pilar' (1763) (74) 1763-1793 Portugese 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line
Launched	1793	ref:592
How acquired	Purpose built	ref:592
Shipyard	Lisbon - Portugal	CdNB
Constructor	Manuel Vicente NunesPortugese Ship Builder	W006
Category	Third Rate	ref:592
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	ref:592
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	ref:592
Broken Up	1822	ref:592

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentRN-JT
Length of Gundeck191' 0"Portugese Feet62.7435
Breadth47' 0"Portugese Feet15.4395
Depth in Hold23' 0"Portugese Feet7.5555

Armament

1794Broadside Weight = 918 Portugese pound (929.016 lbs)ref:592
Lower Gun Deck30 Portugese 36-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck30 Portugese 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle4 Portugese 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle16 Portugese 9-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
27.11.1807753Establishment?B101

Service History

DateEventSource
27.11.1807Left Lisbon escorting the Royal Family to BrazilB101

Fleets
Dates	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
10.6.1793-30.3.1794	Channel Fleet from Portugal	Agostinho da Rosa CoelhoPortugese Naval Sailor Service 1794

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B101Otto von Pivka, Book

CdNBAntonio Marques Esparteiro, Document

RN-JTJohn Tredrea, Book

W006Teemu Koivumaki, Web Site

ref:592Pedro Cruz, Web Site

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