Horatio Nelson and the naval supremacy of England . 18 Second. 30 18 32 24 iron2 24 brass 51 0 14 Third. 30 12 Quarter-deck 8 12 12 12 iron2 I2brass 33 I 16 Forecastle. 2 12 6 12 iron Poop. 6carrs. 18 6carrs. 36 brass 104 92 Broadside ( No. 52 < 46( guns. ( lbs. 1,012 The Santissima Trinidad axid her class of gun-ships werebuilt to mount 126 guns, distributed as follows : On thelower gun-deck, 30 long 36-pounders ; on the seconddeck, 32 long i8s ; on the third deck, 32 long 12s ; andon the spar-deck, 32 8-pounders.* James, in his NavalHistory, describes them as 130-gun ships, and some
Horatio Nelson and the naval supremacy of England . 18 Second. 30 18 32 24 iron2 24 brass 51 0 14 Third. 30 12 Quarter-deck 8 12 12 12 iron2 I2brass 33 I 16 Forecastle. 2 12 6 12 iron Poop. 6carrs. 18 6carrs. 36 brass 104 92 Broadside ( No. 52 < 46( guns. ( lbs. 1,012 The Santissima Trinidad axid her class of gun-ships werebuilt to mount 126 guns, distributed as follows : On thelower gun-deck, 30 long 36-pounders ; on the seconddeck, 32 long i8s ; on the third deck, 32 long 12s ; andon the spar-deck, 32 8-pounders.* James, in his NavalHistory, describes them as 130-gun ships, and someBritish authorities place the Santissima Trinidads strengthin the battle of Trafalgar at 140 ; and, although the Span-ish gun-ships generally mounted a greater number ofguns than the British, the weight of metal thrown at a • Simpson, 322 Appendix. single broadside was about the same : as, for example,that of the Santissima Trinidad was 1,190 pounds toI, I So pounds from the Victory, the former with a batteryof 130 guns, the latter Section of a flush-deck corvette or sloop, carrying long guns. Gravifere gives the Spaniards a larger complement 0/guns than any other authority : Name of Ship. Number of Guns.
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