Spanish Third Rate ship of the line 'San Telmo' (1788)

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San Telmo
Nominal Guns	74	SWoA
Nationality	Spain
Operator	Armada Real
Launched	20.6.1788	SWoA
First Commissioned	1788	SWoA
How acquired	Purpose built	SWoA
Shipyard	Ferrol - Spain	SWoA
Ship Class	San Ildefonso Class (1784)
Category	Third Rate	SWoA
Ship Type	Ship of the Line
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Last known	1819	SWoA

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentSWoA
Length of Gundeck190' 0"Burgos Feet52.934 (173′ 7″ Imperial)
Length of Keel170' 2"Burgos Feet47.3627 (155′ 4″ Imperial)
Breadth52' 0"Burgos Feet14.4872 (47′ 6″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold25' 0"Burgos Feet6.965 (22′ 10″ Imperial)
Burthen1,649Tonnellate

Armament

20.6.1788Broadside Weight = 670 Spanish libre (722.93 lbs 307.53 kg)SWoA
Lower Gun Deck28 Spanish 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck30 Spanish 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck10 Spanish 8-Pounder
Forecastle6 Spanish 8-Pounder

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1790BrigadierTODO

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

SWoAManuel Blasco Felip, Enrique García-Torralba Pérez, John Tredrea, Rif Winfield, Book

TODOUnknown, Web Site

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Sunday 14th of June 2026 04:20	Jon Miller	Henry WickhamBritish Naval Sailor Service 1685-1693
Sunday 14th of June 2026 04:14	Jon Miller	Thomas CamelfordBritish Naval Sailor Service 1797-1799
Sunday 14th of June 2026 04:12	Jon Miller	John Clarke SearleBritish Naval Sailor Service 1780-1811
Sunday 14th of June 2026 04:09	Jon Miller	British gunboat 'Gunboat No. 7' (1797) (14) 1797-1802 British 14 Gun Unrated Gunboat 1797 Renamed "Sparkler"
Sunday 14th of June 2026 04:08	Jon Miller	British gun-brig 'Swinger' (1794) (12) 1794-1802 British 12 Gun Unrated Gun-brig

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