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| Name | Galicia |
| Namesake | Galicia, Spain |
| Builder | Havana Shipyard[1] |
| Laid down | 11 April 1749 |
| Launched | 3 August 1750 |
| Commissioned | 15 August 1751 |
| Maiden voyage | Havana to Cartagena de Indias |
| In service | 1750-1797 |
| Out of service | 1797[2] |
| Refit | 1793 |
| Stricken | 1797 |
| Homeport | Cádiz |
| Nickname(s) | "Santiago El Mayor" |
| Fate | Broken up in 1797[2] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Third-rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 2,771 bm[2] |
| Length | 185 Burgos feet 9 Burgos inches (Gundeck) and 156 Burgos feet 3 Burgos inches (Keel)[2] |
| Beam | 55 Burgos feet[2] |
| Draught | 27 Burgos feet 2 Burgos inches[1] |
| Depth of hold | 24 Burgos feet[2] |
| Decks | 2[2] |
| Propulsion | Sail |
| Armament | 70[2]-74[1] guns - 24 pounders, 30 18 pounders and 18 8 pounders[3] |
Galicia, was a Spanish 70-gun ship of the line of the Kingdom of Spain's Armada Real in service between 1751 and 1797.[3]
- ^ a b c "Galicia 70-74 Santiago El Mayor". 3decks.pbworks.com. 3 Decks. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Spanish Third Rate ship of the line 'Galicia' (1750)". threedecks.org. Three Decks. 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- ^ a b "Navío Galicia (2)". todoababor.es. Todo A Babor. 2003. Retrieved 18 January 2016.