Talk:Spanish ship Neptuno (1795)
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editThis is for the box - From spanish wiki: Neptune History Shipyard Royal Shipyards Esteiro , Ferrol Kind Highlander Class Type Ship of the line Authorized September 10 of1793 Launched 1795 Fate Sunk in 1805 General Characteristics Displacement 2.362 t Length 60.9 meters Manga 16.4 meters Draft 8 meters Armament 80 guns: 30 guns of 36 pounds (16.3 kg) 32 guns of 24 pounds (11 kg) 12 × 12 lbs (5.4 kg) 10 shells of 36 lbs (16.3 kg) 8 shells at 24 pounds (11 kg) 8 shells 4 pounds (2 kg) 1 carranoda 10 pounds (4.5 kg) Propulsion Sailing Crew 797 men
There seem to be some discrepancies between the details on the Spanish infobox [[1]] and ours. EG: The Spanish one has: Displacement 2.362t and Length 60.9 meters - Ours has: tons burthen: 1753 bm Length: 181 ft (55 m) (keel) 175 ft 3 in (53.42 m) (gundeck) - The weight is obviously a problematic area but are the lengths measuring different things as well? SHould all be in our info box?(Msrasnw (talk) 10:57, 7 April 2010 (UTC))
The Spanish measurements of the period used the 'Burgos foot' which was somewhat different to the current 'foot'. The details used here are taken from Goodwin's The Ships of Trafalgar. The measurements in the Spanish infobox seem far too large for a ship of this sort. I'd be extremely dubious about taking these figures at face value. Benea (talk) 16:27, 7 April 2010 (UTC)
- Many thanks! (Msrasnw (talk) 20:12, 7 April 2010 (UTC))