Spanish First Rate ship of the line 'Santa Ana' (1784)

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Santa Ana
Nominal Guns	112	B006
Nationality	Spain
Operator	Armada Real
Ordered	22.3.1783	B006
Keel Laid Down	6.1783	B006
Named	5.1783	B006
Launched	29.9.1784	B006
First Commissioned	24.11.1784	B006
How acquired	Purpose built	B006
Shipyard	Ferrol - Spain	B006
Ship Class	Meregildos / Santa Ana Class (1784)	B006
Designed by	Miguel de la PuenteSpanish Designer Ship Builder	B006
Constructor	Landa RomeroSpanish Designer Ship Builder	B006
Category	First Rate	B006
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	B006
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B006
Foundered	1816	B006

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalent3DECKS
Length of Gundeck213' 3"Burgos Feet59.3472 (194′ 8″ Imperial)
Breadth58' 0"Burgos Feet16.1588 (53′ 0″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold27' 0"Burgos Feet7.5222 (24′ 8″ Imperial)
Burthen2,112Tons BM

Armament

1805Broadside Weight = 1512 Spanish libre (1631.448 lbs 694.008 kg)B006
Lower Gun Deck30 Spanish 36-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck32 Spanish 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck32 Spanish 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle10 Spanish 48-Pound Obusier
Quarterdeck/Forecastle2 Spanish 36-Pound Obusier
Quarterdeck/Forecastle6 Spanish 24-Pound Obusier
Quarterdeck/Forecastle10 Spanish 8-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle4 Spanish 4-Pound Pederoso

4 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1804Capitan de navioTODO16.2.1805 - 21.11.1807Capitan de navioB0066.10.1808 - 27.12.1808Capitan de navioB00613.2.1809 - 1.3.1810Capitan de navioB006

3 Flag Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1797 - 7.1799Teniente GeneralB00615.2.1805 - 4.6.1805Teniente GeneralB0069.1805 - 23.10.1805Teniente GeneralTRN5

Service History

DateEventSource
21.10.1805Battle of Trafalgar

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B006J Ignacio González-Aller, Book

3DECKSManuel Blasco, Cy Harrison, Web Site

TODOUnknown, Web Site

TRN5William Laird Clowes, Digital Book

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Wednesday 20th of April 2022 06:52	C.M.H.Brady	William Hollinshed BradyBritish Naval Sailor Service 1807-1842
Tuesday 19th of April 2022 17:26	Debra YH	British Privateer 'Watt' (1777) (32) 1777-1780 British 32 Gun Privateer
Sunday 17th of April 2022 18:27	Maxim Bankin	Jacques Dandenne PèreFrench Naval Sailor Privateer Service 1684-1694
Saturday 16th of April 2022 16:14	Eric Goodson	Sir William GoodsonBritish Naval Sailor Ship Owner Service 1650-1659
Thursday 14th of April 2022 17:26	Jon Bell	Silas H StringhamAmerican Naval Sailor Service 1809-1876

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