Estadísticas navío Santísima Trinidad

# Tecnical specifications about line ship Santísima Trinidad

Built by Mateo Mullan, Agosta and Ignacio Mullan in the arsenal of the Havana (Cuba), in the year 1769. Captained by the Admiral Don Baltazar Hidalgo of Cisneros The Magnificent one.

Main dimensions (in Burgos´ feet) 1805.
Length ....................................221 ' 0 '' 0 - 61,44m
Breadth.................................... 58 ' 4 '' 0 - 16,25m
Depth....................................... 28 ' 9 '' 6 - 8,01m
Mean draft............................... 28 ' 6 '' 0

Endowment 1048 men

In the beginning it was a three bridges line ship and although some sources give it with 112, 116,or 118, gun, the certain thing is that the most diffused one attributes him 120, distributed in the way that is indicated subsequently: 30 canyons of 36 pounds; 32 of 24; 32 of 18 and 26 of 8.

In 1770, to their arrival to "El Ferrol" to be armed, it was subjected to diverse tests. They were appreciated several defects. For this reason it was reformed in 1771, in the sense of increasing him in 8; inches the width of the rudder plate, as long as it was reduced of: .37 or a:33 or the graduation of the bowsprit.

Starting from 1776 the ships will be paint following the next rules "22th Title of the Arsenals Ordinance":
The hull above the water line and masts. Yellow and black
Cameras: porcelain and blue
Bridge and forecastle: red earth
Also establish the period to paint the ship in two years.

Later on it was observed that the ship suffered of a lack of stability and for such a reason it list with excess with fair winds, so that the first battery was useless. As consequence of it in: 1778 were endowed of a new keel and a shoe piece 12 inches of thick at stern and 3 to bow at the same time that it was reduced the height of the tween deck the following quantities: 10 inches between the 1ª and 2ª deck; 8 between the 2ª and 3ª 6 between the 3ª and the quarterdeck. In spite of this: it works, it was not possible to correct the defect of the excess of inclination for that that again was reformed in Cádiz in 1795, until leaving it with the dimensions, in Burgos´ feet (and meters), following:

length, 2201/2(61,44); keel, 186 (51,83);breadth, 581/3(16,25); depth, 283/4(8,01).

At the same time it was increased the artillery until the 134 gun that are indicated next:
36 gun of 32 pounds; 34 of 24; 36 of 12; 18 of 8 and 10 mortar of 24.

Latter, when being repaired the Santísima Trinidad of the suffering damages, in the combat of "Cabo San Vicente" (1797) and as the lack of stability it had not still been solved, it was opted by sheathe the hull, and, regrettably, it took advantage the circumstance to run him the fourth battery. This way in 1799 it took in total 136 gun that are indicated next: 32 gun of 36 pounds; 34 of 24; 36 of 12; 18 of 8; 10 mortar of 24 pounds and 6 esmeriles.

Then, before the combat of "Trafalgar", they were mounted other four mortar in the high deck, with what passed to take 140 gun..

It sink when sighting "El Peñón"(Gibraltar) the following day of the combat of Trafalgar the 10-22-1805, finishing this way their risky 35 year-old life to the service of the Spanish navy.

Ship section.

Armament 1805.

32 gun ................. 36 pounds
34 gun ................. 24 pounds
36 gun ................. 12 pounds
8 gun ................. 18 pounds
14 mortar.............. 24 pounds
6 esmeriles

En la figura: Obús de hierro calibre 48 diseñado por Rovira en 1784

Classification of the line ships according to the number of bridges.