Spanish ship Fenix (1749)
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| Career (Spain) | Spanish Navy Ensign |
|---|---|
| Name: | Fenix |
| Launched: | 1749 |
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| Captured: | 16 January 1780, by Royal Navy |
| Career (UK) |  |
| Name: | HMS Gibraltar |
| Acquired: | 16 January 1780 |
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| Fate: | Broken up, 1836 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type: | 80-gun third rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 2184 tons (2219 tonnes) |
| Length: | 178 ft 10¾ in (54.5 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 53 ft 3¾ in (16.2 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 22 ft 4 in (6.8 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: | 80 guns of various weights of shot |
For other ships of the same name, see Spanish ship Fenix and HMS Gibraltar.
Fenix was an 80-gun ship of the line of the Spanish Navy, launched in 1749. She fought at the Battle of Cape St Vincent on 16 January 1780, as the flagship of Admiral Juan de Lángara.
She was captured by the Royal Navy during the battle, and was commissioned as the third rate HMS Gibraltar in March that year. She took part in the Battle of Cuddalore in 1783.
Gibraltar was hulked in 1813, and broken up in 1836.
Notes
- ↑ Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1. p182.
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.
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