Spanish Sixth Rate frigate 'Astrea' (1737)

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British 100 Gun
1st Rate Ship of the Line
1812 Renamed "Princess Royal"
1812 Renamed "Saint George"
1819 Renamed "Barfleur"
(1762)
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Astrea
Santa Barbara
Nominal Guns	24	3DECKS
Nationality	Spain
Operator	Armada Real
Launched	1737	3DECKS
How acquired	Purpose built	3DECKS
Shipyard	Havana - Cuba	3DECKS
Category	Sixth Rate	3DECKS
Ship Type	Frigate	3DECKS
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	3DECKS
Captured	22.11.1739	BWAS-1714
Becomes	British armed storeship 'Astrea' (1739) (20) 1739-1743 British 20 Gun Unrated Armed Storeship

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Keel100' 0"Imperial Feet30.48
Breadth31' 4"Imperial Feet9.5504
Depth in Hold13' 0"Imperial Feet3.9624
Burthen522Tons BM

Service History

DateEventSource
22.11.1739Taken by the British by Vernons squadorn at Porto Bello

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

3DECKSManuel Blasco Felip, Cy Harrison, Web Site

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Cy on Thursday 1st of March 2012 13:44

Thanks Manu

Fixed it.

Old data not being handled well

Posted by manublasco on Thursday 1st of March 2012 12:06

Nice Cy but it looks that something is wrong up here...
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Regards

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