Spanish brig 'Galgo' (1788)

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Gunboat No. 10 (14) 1797-1802
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Unrated Gunboat
1797 Renamed "Biter"
(1797)
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(1795)
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(1785)
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(1798)
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(1794)
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Galgo
Nominal Guns	14	ref:1984
Nationality	Spain
Operator	Armada Real
Ordered	26.10.1787	ref:1984
Keel Laid Down	11.1787	ref:1984
Launched	1.2.1788	ref:1984
How acquired	Built by Contract	ref:1984
Shipyard	Cartagena - Murcia	ref:1984
Ship Class	Landa Romero's brigs (1787)
Designed by	Landa RomeroSpanish Designer Ship Builder Service 1771-1791	ref:1984
Category	Unrated	ref:1984
Ship Type	Brig
Sailing Rig	Brig
Wrecked	22.11.1793	ref:1984

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:1984
Length of Gundeck95'Spanish Codo Real52.9804 (174′ 0″ Imperial)
Length of Keel85Spanish Codo Real0.7894 (2′ 7″ Imperial)
Breadth27Spanish Codo Real0.1791 (0′ 7″ Imperial)
Burthen200Ton

Armament

1.2.1788Broadside Weight = 42 Spanish libre (45.318 lbs 19.278 kg)ref:1984
Gun Deck14 Spanish 6-Pounder

Service History

DateEventSource
5.6.1790

Ordered to be copper plated

ref:1984

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ref:1984Enrique García-Torralba Pérez, Book

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