Spanish brig 'Ligero' (1788)

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Ligero
Nominal Guns	14	ref:1984
Nationality	Spain
Operator	Armada Real
Launched	10.3.1788	ref:1984
How acquired	Built by Contract	ref:1984
Shipyard	Ferrol - Spain	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
Last Mentioned	1.10.1809	ref:1984

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:1984
Length of Gundeck93'Spanish Codo Real51.866 (170′ 4″ Imperial)
Length of Keel82' 9"Spanish Codo Real45.8994 (150′ 8″ Imperial)
Breadth27'Spanish Codo Real15.0908 (49′ 6″ Imperial)
Burthen195Ton

Armament

1788Broadside Weight = 42 Spanish libre (45.318 lbs 19.278 kg)ref:1984
Gun Deck14 Spanish 6-Pounder

1797Broadside Weight = 60 Spanish libre (64.74 lbs 27.54 kg)ref:1984
Location Unknown8 Spanish 3-Pound Pedreros
Gun Deck16 Spanish 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
17979628 rifles, 56 handgunsref:1984

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
13.4.1797 - Teniente de navíoref:1984

Service History

DateEventSource
2.4.1801Docked at Santa Cruz de Tenerife ref:1984
1.5.1805Placed in ordinary at Montevideo ref:1984
1.10.1809Docked at Ferrol ref:1984

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ref:1984Enrique García-Torralba Pérez, Book

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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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