Spanish ship Monarca (1756)
_RMG_J3259.png) Plan of Monarca as captured
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| History | |
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.svg){kind=small} Spain | |
| Name | Monarca |
| Ordered | 27 March 1754 |
| Builder | Naval dockyard, Ferrol |
| Laid down | 1 April 1754 |
| Launched | 13 June 1756 |
| Captured | 16 January 1780, by Royal Navy |
| Notes |
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.svg){kind=small} Great Britain | |
| Name | HMS Monarca |
| Acquired | 16 January 1780 |
| Fate | Sold, 1791 |
| Notes |
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| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type | 68-gun third-rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 1911 bm |
| Length | 174 ft 4+1⁄2 in (53.150 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 40 ft 10 in (12.45 m) |
| Depth of hold | 20 ft 7 in (6.27 m) |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament | 68 guns of various weights of shot |
Monarca was a 68-gun ship of the line of the Spanish Navy, ordered in 1754 to a design by expatriate British ship designer Richard Rooth and launched in 1756. She belonged to the four-ship Triunfante class.
She fought at the
Captain John Gell who was under the orders of Sir Samuel Hood to go to the West Indies. However, she was dismasted in a storm and obliged to return to Britain for refitting.[2]
She fought at the Battle of Cuddalore in 1783 and was sold out of the navy in 1791.
Notes
- ^ Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1. p182.
- ^ Hopton Catalogue, Wirksworth.org
References
- Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line – Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650–1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.
- Winfield, Rif; Tredrea, John M; García-Torralba Pérez, Enrique; Blasco Felip, Manuel (2023). Spanish Warships in the Age of Sail 1700—1860: Design Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth. ISBN 978-1-5267-9078-1.
External links
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