SPANISH SYSTEM
Between 1713 and 1720, Admiral D. Antonio Gaztanneta, developed a new builing plan for the Spanish Royal Navy.
Published in 1722 as "Proporciones de las medidas más esenciales dadas por el Teniente General de la Armada Real del Mar Océano Don Antonio Gaztañeta, de Orden del Rey Nuestro Señor para la Fábrica de Navíos y Fragatas de guerra...".
He divided the ships by guns.
As a summary, the following table.
Original measures in Codos de Ribera (meters).
Guns | # | lbs | # | # | lbs | # | Length | Keel | Beam | Depth | Draught | Tonnes |
10 | 10 | 6 | | | | | 39' (22.41) | 32.12' (18.46) | 10.22' (5.87) | 5.11' (2.94) | | 144 |
20 | 20 | 6 | | | | | 44' (25.29) | 36.16' (20.78) | 12.06' (6.93) | 6.3' (3.62) | | 199.5 |
30 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | | | 51' (29.31) | 42.12' (24.21) | 14.04' (8.07) | 7.02' (4.03) | | 303 |
40 | 18 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 56' (32.18) | 46.16' (26.53) | 15.14' (8.70) | 7.20' (4.14) | | 410.5 |
50 | 22 | 18 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 60' (34.48) | 50' (28.74) | 16.16' (9.29) | 8.8' (5.06) | 8' (4.60) | 488.5 |
60 | 24 | 241 | 26 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 76' (43.68) | 63.8' (36.67) | 21.3' (12.24) | 10.13' (5.82) | 9.5' (5.46) | 990 |
70 | 26 | 24 | 28 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 78' (44.83) | 65' (37.36) | 21' (12.07) | 10.20' (5.86) | 10' (5.75) | 1,095 |
80 | 30 | 24 | 30 | 18 | 20 | 8 | 87' (50.00) | 72.12' (41.45) | 24.4' (14.02) | 12.2' (7.01) | 11' (6.32) | 1,534.25 |
The most popular ship of this system was the 60 guns.
1 When sailing the Atlantic to the Spanish's America, changed lower gun deck's 24 lbs. by 18 lbs.
This system or establishment, lasted from 1720 until 1749 with Jorge Juan's new British System.
Sources
"El Buque en la Armada Española" (b01)
"La fragata en la Armada Española; 500 años de historia" (b079)
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