Spanish ship San Justo (1779)
| History | |
|---|---|
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| Name | San Justo |
| Builder | Cartagena, Spain |
| Launched | 11 November 1779 |
| Commissioned | 16 November 1779 |
| Out of service | 1820 |
| Fate | Taken to pieces at Cartagena 1828 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | 74-gun ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 2,700 bm |
| Complement | 731 officers and men |
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San Justo was a 70-gun – from 1790, 74-gun – ship of the line built at the royal shipyard in Cartagena, Spain and launched in 1779.
She fought at the Battle of Cape Spartel in 1782 and the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. In the latter battle, under the command of Capitán de Navío Miguel María Gastón de Iriarte, she was placed in the Centre Division, but managed to avoid being heavily engaged throughout the battle and had few casualties – none killed and just seven injured.
References
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- Winfield, Rif; Tredrea, John M; García-Torralba Pérez, Enrique & Blasco Felip, Manuel (2023). Spanish Warships in the Age of Sail 1700—1860: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-5267-9078-1.
