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12th Apostles Class

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12th APOSTLES CLASS

Los doce apostoles

El Apostolado

Spanish Ships per Classes

Class	12th Apostles
Shipyard	El Ferrol
First Launched	1753-aug-15
Last Launched	1755-sep-22
Decks	2
Guns	68/74
Twins	12
Plans	Jorge Juan
Constructor	Guillermo Turner
System	British
Units	Codos	Meters
Length	92'6"	53.16
Keel¹	80'	45.98
Beam	23'8"	13.60
Depth²	11'	6.32
Draught	12'	6.90
Weight	1,660
Displacement	?

Order	Ship's Name
1	Oriente
2	Eolo
3	Neptuno
4	Aquilon
5	Brillante
6	Magnanimo
7	Gallardo
8	Soberano
9	Glorioso
10	Guerrero
11	Vencedor
12	Hector

Notes

The 12 keels were placed between may and november, 1752.

These 12 ships were built at El Ferrol and all had almost the same dimensions.

¹ Oriente had 1^1/2 codos more of keel (81'6").

² Hector had 1/2 codos more of depth (11'6").

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