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Portuguese ship Nossa Senhora da Conceição

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History
Portugal
NameNossa Senhora da Conceição
NamesakeOur Lady of Conception
BuilderRibeira das Naus, Lisbon
Launched1701
FateLast mentioned in 1724
General characteristics
TypeShip of the line
Length67 m (219 ft 10 in)
Beam16.5 m (54 ft 2 in)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement700 (1716)
Armament80 guns

Nossa Senhora da Conceição was a 80-gun ship of the line of the Portuguese Navy, built and launched at Lisbon in 1701.

Service history

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CTT Correios de Portugal's Mozambican postage stamp showing Nossa Senhora da Conceição.

She was built at Lisbon in 1701. She took part of the squadron that departed from Lisbon to help Corfu in 1716, and again in 1717, at the request of Pope Clement XI, participating in the Battle of Matapan, during the Ottoman–Venetian War (1714–1718).[1]

In 1716, she had a complement of 700 men.[2] She had a length of 67 metres (219 ft 10 in) and a beam of 16.5 metres (54 ft 2 in).[2]

Fate

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Nossa Senhora da Conceição's fate is unknown, it was last mentioned in 1724.[1]

References

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Citations

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  1. ^ a b Esparteiro 1976, p. 16.
  2. ^ a b Pereira 2012, pp. 42–43.

Bibliography

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  • Esparteiro, António Marques (1976). Catálogo dos Navios Brigantinos (1640-1910) (PDF) (in Portuguese). Lisbon: Centro de Estudos da Marinha.
  • Pereira, José Manuel Malhão (2012). Navios, Marinheiros e Arte de Navegar (1669-1823) (PDF) (in Portuguese). Lisbon: Academia de Marinha.