San Ildefonso Ship of the line

[Niek_vD]

Great, thanks Niek, all information greatfully received.
My main source for data are the Rif Winfield books so any other data especially from non uk sources, gratefully received.

My pleasure, Capn Duff. Alas, I do not speak Spanish either, but I do have enough French to go along. Gun lists are easily translated if you know that "obus" is howitzer. Note that 'toneladas' are only roughly equivalent to 'tons' in the British system (fortunately, enough Spanish ships were captured to make a good estimate for individual ships, see other posts in this thread). James gives the Spanish pound as 1/72 heavier than the British pound (so multiply Spanish pounds by 73/72 for the British equivalent).

For those looking for pictures, the Spanish ministry of Defence published a booklet Militares y Navios Espanoles que participaron en Trafalgar by Luis Aragon Martin for the Bicentennial in 2005. The second part on the ships can be found here:

http://web.archive.org/web/200704130...Docs/MNE_2.pdf

The first part, on the sailors, can be found here:

http://web.archive.org/web/200911221...Docs/MNE_1.pdf

Enjoy!