Spanish ship San Justo
San Justo was a 70-gun, third-rate built for the Royal Spanish Navy during the 1770s. Launched in 1779, four more guns were added later.
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 NavÃo Miguel MarÃa 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.
Description
The San Joaquin-class ships were designed as 70-gun third-rate ships of the line, but their armament was later augmented by four more guns. San Justo was 196 Burgos feet long at the lower gun deck and 173 Burgos feet at the keel. She had a beam of 51 Burgos feet, 4 inches and a depth of hold of 25 Burgos feet. The ship measured 1,676 tons burthen. The ship had three masts and was ship-rigged. Her crew normally consisted of 472 officers and men.The muzzle-loading, smoothbore armament of the San Joaquin class initially consisted of twenty-eight 24-pounder guns on her lower gun deck, thirty 18-pounders on her upper deck, eight 8-pounders on her quarterdeck and four more 8-pounders on their forecastle. Four more 8-pounders were added on the quarterdeck at a later date. The ships also carried ten carronade in a variety of sizes: four 30-pounders, two 24-pounders and four 4-pounders that were not included in her gun rating. Exactly when they were added to the ships is unknown.