Maltese Third Rate ship of the line 'San Giacomo' (1769)

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San Giacomo
Nominal Guns	64	W006
Nationality	Malta
Operator	State Navy
Acquired	1769	W006
Home Port		W006
Shipyard	Senglea - Malta	W006
Category	Third Rate	W006
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	W006
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	W006
Sold	1781	W006

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentLMNE
Length of Gundeck163' 0"Spanish Codo Real90.8236 (298′ 3″ Imperial)
Length of Keel143' 3 ¼"Spanish Codo Real79.6912 (261′ 8″ Imperial)
Breadth43' 9"Spanish Codo Real24.0989 (79′ 1″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold21' 4"Spanish Codo Real11.8869 (39′ 0″ Imperial)

Armament

1773Broadside Weight = 392 Spanish libre (422.968 lbs 179.928 kg)LMNE
Lower Gun Deck24 Spanish 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 Spanish 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle10 Spanish 4-Pounder

Service History

DateEventSource
5.1773At Alicante and Cadiz in preparation for a campagin against Algerian piratesLMNE

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

W006Teemu, Web Site

LMNEAntonio de Ulloa, Book

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