Spanish Third Rate ship of the line 'Soberano' (1790)

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Soberano
San Juan Evangelista
Nominal Guns	74	SWoA
Nationality	Spain
Operator	Armada Real
Launched	25.8.1790	SWoA
How acquired	Purpose built	SWoA
Shipyard	Havana - Cuba	SWoA
Ship Class	San Ildefonso Class (1784)
Category	Third Rate	SWoA
Ship Type	Ship of the Line
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Last known	1808	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

25.8.1790Broadside 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

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
19.2.1791 - 6.1791Capitán de navíoref:19291797 - 14.2.1797Capitán de navío†E-WIKI

1 Flag Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1797BrigadierE-WIKI

Service History

DateEventSource
14.2.17972nd Battle of Cape St Vincent

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

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

ref:1929Santiago Gómez Cañas, Book

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