HMS Gibraltar

Fénix was an 80-gun ship of the line (navio) of the Spanish Navy, built by Pedro de Torres at Havana in accordance with the system laid down by Antonio Gaztaneta launched in 1749. In 1759, she was sent to bring the new king, Carlos III, from Naples to Barcelona. When Spain entered the American Revolutionary War in June 1779, Fénix set sail for the English Channel where she was to join a Franco-Spanish fleet of more than 60 ships of the line under Lieutenant General Luis de Córdova y Córdova. The Armada of 1779 was an invasion force of 40,000 troops with orders to capture the British naval base at Portsmouth.

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1749 — 1836  Wikimedia, Wikidata
Real Fénix
Rayo-class ship of the line, third-rate, Spanish Navy, Royal Navy, Royal Shipyard of Havana, Spanish Empire, 

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1749-01-01T00:00:00Z

1836-01-01T00:00:00Z

1749 — 1836 HMS Gibraltar

1749-12-01T00:00:00Z

1749-12-01T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

1747-07-01T00:00:00Z

1747-07-01T00:00:00Z

keel laying

1749-02-26T00:00:00Z

1749-02-26T00:00:00Z

ship launching

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Frameless

FenixporRafaelBerenguermeseonavaldeMadrid

Gibraltar Relieved By Sir George Rodney

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		FenixporRafaelBerenguermeseonavaldeMadrid		Commons
commons	image		Gibraltar Relieved By Sir George Rodney		Commons