Spanish Third Rate galleon 'San Jeronimo' (1638)

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British 100 Gun
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1812 Renamed "Princess Royal"
1812 Renamed "Saint George"
1819 Renamed "Barfleur"
(1762)
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San Jeronimo
Nominal Guns	30	ref:1944
Nationality	Spain
Operator	Armada Real
Ordered	1632	ref:1944
Acquired	1638	ref:1944
Shipyard	Zorroza - Bilbao	ref:1944
Constructor	Martín de AranaSpanish Designer Ship Builder Service 1638-1639	ref:1944
Category	Third Rate	ref:1944
Ship Type	Galleon
Sunk in Action	21.10.1639	ref:1944

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:668
Length of Gundeck64' 5Spanish Codo Real35.7188 (117′ 3″ Imperial)
Length of Keel51' 4"Spanish Codo Real28.6029 (93′ 11″ Imperial)
Breadth18' 33"Spanish Codo Real10.047 (32′ 11″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold8' 66"Spanish Codo Real4.7362 (15′ 6″ Imperial)
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:1944
Burthen660Ton

Service History

DateEventSource
20.7.1638

Sailed from Portugalete to Santander

ref:668
7.8.1638

Sailed from Santander to La Coruña

ref:668
16.10.1639Battle of the Downs
21.10.1639

Sunk in action The Downs

ref:668

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ref:1944Agustin R. Rodriguez Gonzalez, Book

ref:668 Web Site

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