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Ship of the line of the Portuguese Navy (1735–1746) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
![]() Above, a wooden ship model of a contemporaneous 70-gun British third-rate ship of the line, similar to the Vitória. | |
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Name | Nossa Senhora da Vitória |
Namesake | Our Lady of Victory |
Builder | Ribeira das Naus, Lisbon |
Launched | 19 August 1735 |
Commissioned | 1736 |
Fate | Ran aground off Mascarene Islands, 1746 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Ship of the line |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Armament | 74 guns |
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]
Vitória ran aground in 1746, off Mascarene Islands, while returning to Portugal.[2]
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