Montañés-class ship of the line

The Montañés class were a series of four ships of the line designed and built between 1792 and 1798 by Julián Martín de Retamosa for the Spanish Navy.[1]

Class overview
Name: Montañés class
Operators:  Spanish Navy
Built: 1792–1798
In commission: 1794–1810
Completed: 4
Lost: 4
General characteristics
Type: Ship of the line
Tons burthen: 1753 bm
Length:
  • 181 ft (55 m) (keel)
  • 175 ft 3 in (53.42 m) (gundeck)
Beam: 51 ft (16 m)
Draught:
  • 26 ft 7 in (8.10 m) (afore)
  • 23 ft 3 in (7.09 m) (abaft)
Depth of hold: 25 ft 6 in (7.77 m)
Propulsion: Sails
Sail plan: Full-rigged ship
Complement: 715
Armament: 74-80 guns

The four ships in the class, and their fates, were:

  • Montañés (1794) - ran aground in 1810.
  • Neptuno (1795) - lost in the storm after the Battle of Trafalgar.
  • Monarca (1794) - captured by Britain at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805 and later lost in the storm.
  • Argonauta (1798) - captured by Britain at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805 and later sunk in the storm.

References

  1. Fernández-González, Francisco (2012). "Ship structures under sail and under gunfire" (PDF). Universidad Politécnica de Madrid: Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Navales. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
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