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Spain

Page history last edited by ManuBlasco 13 years, 10 months ago

 

SPAIN

 

 

Spanish navy flag from 1506-1701 Spanish navy flag from 1701-1748
Spanish navy flag from 1748-1785 Spanish Royal navy flag from january 1st, 1786 until 1931
More data about spanish naval flags visit Armada Española

 

...el imperio, a España vendra por los caminos del mar. Hay que morir o triunfar, que nos enseña la Historia, en Lepanto la victoria y la muerte en Trafalgar.

 

Spanish ships will be refered by HCMS/F/C - His Catholic Majesty's Ship/Frigate/Corvette/... - before ship´s name (Buque/Navio de Su Majestad Catolica - in spanish).

These abbreviations will distinguish same ship´s name from different nations and government warships from pivateers or privately-owned merchantmen.

 

 

SPANISH Navy Characters Shipyards Ships per Classes Bought Ships Captured Ships Navy Abstracts Uniforms

 

 

Ships per Rates guns decks Abbreviation
1st Rates +100 3-4

 

 

 

Ships HCMS

2nd Rates 80-96 2-3
3rd Rates 66-78 2
4th Rates 50-64 2
5th Rates 20-44 1 Frigates HCMF
6th Rates 12-34 1 Corvettes, Xebecs & Brigs
Unrated - 1 Urcas, Galleys 
Hired Vessels - 1-2 Corsairs & Hired Vessels
Private Co. Vessels - 1-2 Merchant Co. Vessels

 

Spanish double names

Besides nicknames, spanish ships usually had two names, the original one, given when launched and a second one, only if the original was a profane name, not religious, saint's name (santo de advocación). So most of spanish ships can be refered by two names.

 

Spanish Armadas

From the XV until the begginnign of the XVIII century, spanish navy was divided into Armadas.

These Armadas (or fleets) had a specific role and naval base (more info).

Note: Will use a double n (nn) instead of an ñ, and ships called Nuestra Señora will be abreviated as N S.

 

Manuel Blasco is the person in charge of the Spanish Navy data (e-mail)

 

Special thanks to Antonio Luis forum for his help in this project and specially to Santiago Gomez for his great research job about the spanish navy.

 

Sources:

http://armadasiglo18.free.fr/armada18/batallas.htm

http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anexo:Nav%C3%ADos_de_l%C3%ADnea_de_la_Armada_Espa%C3%B1ola

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