| Career (Spain) | - |
|---|---|
| Name: | Rayo |
| Ordered: | 1748 |
| Builder: | Royal Dockyard, La Habana |
| Laid down: | 1748 |
| Launched: | 28 June de 1749 |
| Commissioned: | 31 January de 1751 |
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| Fate: | Sunk 31 de octubre de 1805 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | 80-gun Rayo-class ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1.750bm |
| Length: | 55 m |
| Beam: | 15,80 m |
| Draught: | 8,68 m |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Complement: | 80 guns, 1752: 453 men 100 guns, in Trafalgar: 812 men |
| Armament: | 80 gun: 30 gun 24 pdrs 32 gun 18 pdrs 18 gun 8 pdrs 2 gun 3 pdrs 100 gun: 30 gun 36 pdrs 32 gun 18 pdrs 18 gun 8 pdrs 4 Howitzer 24 pdrs |
The Rayo was an 80-gun ship of the line of the Spanish Navy. As was traditional for Spanish ships not named after a saint, its dedicatory name was San Pedro Apóstol. It fought at Trafalgar and was wrecked in the storm that followed.
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