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Nossa Senhora da Vitória (1735)

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Above, a wooden ship model of a contemporaneous 70-gun British third-rate ship of the line, similar to the Vitória.
History
Portugal
NameNossa Senhora da Vitória
NamesakeOur Lady of Victory
BuilderRibeira das Naus, Lisbon
Launched19 August 1735
Commissioned1736
FateRan aground off Mascarene Islands, 1746
General characteristics
TypeShip of the line
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament74 guns

Nossa Senhora da Vitória was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Portuguese Navy, built and launched in Lisbon on 19 August 1735.[1][2]

Service history

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She was built at Ribeira das Naus, in Lisbon, and launched on 19 August 1735, with the presence of King John V of Portugal, Queen Maria Anna of Austria and the Portuguese royal family.[3]

In 1736 she was the flagship of the Portuguese Campaign of the River Plate, during the Spanish–Portuguese War (1735–1737).[2]

In 1739 she fought the Maratha ships of Sambhaji Angre on the Indian coast between Karwar and Honnavar.[2]

Fate

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Vitória ran aground in 1746, off Mascarene Islands, while returning to Portugal.[2]

References

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Citations

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  1. ^ No. 34. Gazeta de Lisboa. 25 August 1735. p. 408
  2. ^ a b c d Esparteiro 1976, p. 19.
  3. ^ No. 34. Gazeta de Lisboa. 25 August 1735. p. 408

Bibliography

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  • Esparteiro, António Marques (1976). Catálogo dos Navios Brigantinos (PDF) (in Portuguese). Lisbon: Centro de Estudos da Marinha.