Spanish Merchant ship of the line 'Guipuscoana' (1780)

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Guipuscoana	16596
Nominal Guns	64
Nationality	Spain
Operator	Compañía de Caracas
Acquired	1780
Shipyard	Unknown
Category	Merchant
Ship Type	Ship of the Line
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Captured	8.1.1780
Becomes	British Third Rate ship of the line 'Prince William' (1780) (64)

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck153' 2 ¼"Imperial Feet46.6408
Length of Keel130' 3 ⅜"Imperial Feet39.6335
Breadth44' 1"Imperial Feet13.4176
Depth in Hold19' 9 ¼"Imperial Feet5.7976
Burthen1,346 ⁶¹⁄₉₄Tons BM

1 Commanding Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1780 - 8.1.1780UnknownThomas de MalayE-WIKI

1 Flag Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1780 - 8.1.1780UnknownJuan Augustin de YardiE-WIKI

Service History

DateEventSource
8.1.1780Attack on the Caracas Convoy
8.1.1780Taken by the British by Rodneys fleet in the West Indies

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

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