Portugese Third Rate ship of the line 'Vasco de Gama' (1841)

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Vasco de Gama			7847
Nominal Guns	80
Nationality	Portugal
Operator	State Navy
Ordered	24.6.1824
Acquired	2.9.1841
First Commissioned	1841
Shipyard	Lisbon - Portugal
Designed by	Joaquim Jesuino da CostaPortugese Designer
Category	Third Rate
Ship Type	Ship of the Line
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Broken Up	1876

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNWF
Length of Gundeck201' 8"Imperial Feet61.468
Breadth48' 3"Imperial Feet14.6399
Burthen1829Tons BM

Armament

1841Broadside Weight = 1186 Portugese pound (1200.232 lbs)
Lower Gun Deck32 Portugese 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck32 Portugese 24-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle17 32-Pounder Carronade
Quarterdeck/Forecastle2 Portugese 18-Pounder

1855Broadside Weight = 1096 Portugese pound (1109.152 lbs)
Gun Deck4 8" Paixhans (68 Pound)
Gun Deck60 7" Paixhans

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1841650

Service History

DateEventSource
1841

Launched as Cidade de Lisboa

1849

Dismasted during a gale when entering Rio de Janeiro harbour

1858

Part of an expedition to Angola

3.8.1863

Training ship of Naval Artillery School

1873

Sold in Lisbon to be broken up as useless to "Compahnia Previdente"

1876

Broken up at Boa Vista

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

Book

NWFVarious, Web Site

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