Spanish Navy 3rd Rates of Renown

Black Seas: Spanish Navy 3rd Rates of Renown

In this box, you'll find three third-rate Spanish Navy ships. Building on the excellent plastic components, the box includes additional metal components to produce the following famous ships, all present at the Battle of Trafalgar!

Monarca - a third-rate 74-gun ship of the line, of the Montañés design. Her main guns were arranged on two complete decks, with 28 24-pounder guns on the lower deck and 30 18-pounder guns on the upper deck, in addition to 12 8-pounder guns and 4 8-pounder guns on the quarterdeck and forecastle respectively.

Under the command of Captain Teodoro Argumosa, she participated in the Battle of Trafalgar, in which she was severely damaged by HMS Bellerophon. 55 Royal Marines boarded and captured her, but a night later, the survivors overwhelmed their captors and left her adrift in the storm. 3 days after the battle, the survivors had decided to attempt repairs to return to Cadiz, but were pursued by HMS Leviathan (which had picked up the drifting Marines). She ran aground near Huelva on 28 October and was destroyed by HMS Naiad to prevent her recovery.

The Argonauta - a third-rate 80-gun ship of the line - was the last ship of the Montañés class (of which there were four). On August 25, 1800, as part of Joaquin Moreno's squadron, she repelled the British Ferrol expedition.

She subsequently fought in the Battle of Cape Finisterre and, as part of Federico Gravina's second squadron, at Trafalgar. At the latter battle, she was taken in tow by HMS Poyphemus, but due to the post-battle storm, was abandoned on October 24 when HMS Defiance rescued survivors and attempted to re-establish a tow, without success. The Argonauta sank 6 days later, her survivors landing at Algeciras the next day.

San Justo - a 74-gun ship of the line, San Justo was launched on November 11, 1779. She participated in actions such as the Battle of Cape St. Vincent and the Siege of Gibraltar. Later, she took part in the Battle of Trafalgar and was able to avoid destruction. She was finally broken up at Cartagena in 1828.

Box contains 3 plastic ships with metal parts.

Models supplied unassembled and unpainted