Santa Ana (battleship)

Santa Ana ( Spanish SCMB ^[1] Santa Ana ) - a Spanish three-deck 112-gun battleship of the 1st rank , built by the Spanish shipbuilder and launched on September 28, 1784, is an example of a harmonious sailboat. Having gone to sea trials six months later, he calmly withstood the gale, managed well even with large waves. On 3 cannon decks, tools were compactly and rationally located, ranging from small 8-pound guns to powerful 36-pound carronades. In the Battle of Trafalgar, the armament amounted to 126 guns.

Santa ana
Santa ana
Santa Ana at the end of the 18th century
Service
Class and type of vessel	class 1 battleship Merigildos class
Type of sailing weapon	Three mast ship
Organization	Royal Navy
Manufacturer	shipyard in the city of El Ferrol
The author of the ship drawing
Ship master	Miguel de la puente
Construction started	March 28, 1783
Launched	September 28, 1784
Withdrawn from the fleet	sank, 1816
Main characteristics
Displacement	4,800 tons ( BM )
Gondek length	210 ft (60.34 m)
Keel length	186 ft (53.35 m)
Midship Width	58 ft (16.67 m)
Engines	Sail
Crew	848-1053 sailors and officers
Armament
Total number of guns	112
Gundeck Guns	30 × 36-fn. guns
Midsection of Midsection	32 × 24-fn. guns
Guns on the operdek	32 × 12-fn guns
Guns on the Trench	18 × 8-fn guns

The construction of the ship was launched on March 28 in 1783 in the city of El Ferrol , Spain ( Galicia region, La Coruña province ). Successful testing of "Santa Ana" allowed de Landa to use the ship as a prototype when creating 8 more similar vessels for the Spanish fleet. And the battleship itself, meanwhile, is becoming one of the flagships of the Royal Armada, participating in all significant military campaigns.

In 1805, "Santa Ana" "marked" in the Battle of Trafalgar , converging in a duel with the British flagship Royal Sovereign . After a fierce 3-hour battle, the death toll on Santa Ana approached 97, and 141 were injured. The enemy, due to significant damage, was almost removed from the battle. But the Spanish opponent barely kept on the water. The hull and masts of the ship were damaged, part of the rigging was irretrievably lost. At this point, several more ships came to the aid of the British, and the surrounded Santa Ana surrendered. However, the captivity did not last long. A few days later, the command of the battleship, taking advantage of the raging storm, again took control. The ship escaped from the environment and was able to get to his native Cadiz . The story of "Santa Ana" did not end there. After a thorough repair, the ship in November 1810, along with the Principe de Asturias , migrated to Havana at the disposal of the Prince of Asturias . After serving another 6 years, he finally lost buoyancy and sank in the Havana arsenal in 1816.