Thanks to the fact that nowadays more and more books are digitized we are able to read books that are some times for decades no longer available for the public for several reasons. That’s quite a pity while these books contains useful information while the archives are destroyed, incomplete or nor accessible.
P. 375: “The Spanish Navy consists of 51 sailing vessels and 42 steam, making together 93 vessels, amounting to 5,230 tons, 1,200 guns, and 9,787 horse-power; besides 118 smaller vessels of an inferior force, 10 in reserve, 70 employed in the service of the ports, 3 as packets, and 8 in mission. The largest vessels are, three ships of the line of 84 and 86 guns; fourteen frigates, of which four are steam of 360 horse-power; five corvettes, and eleven brigantines. The personnel comprises 1,105 officers of all ranks, and 1,400 marines. Juan da Salomon is the chief of the department of the navy; Pedro de Palacio and Carlos de Aguilera, sub-chiefs of sections; Francois Amero de Peneranda is the Commander-in-Chief of the Fleet; Manoel de Guesada commands the squadron of the Havana, and Antonio de Osorio that of the Philippines.”
Source
Nautical magazine and journal of the Royal Naval Reserve, volume 27, July 1858.
P. 375: “The Spanish Navy consists of 51 sailing vessels and 42 steam, making together 93 vessels, amounting to 5,230 tons, 1,200 guns, and 9,787 horse-power; besides 118 smaller vessels of an inferior force, 10 in reserve, 70 employed in the service of the ports, 3 as packets, and 8 in mission. The largest vessels are, three ships of the line of 84 and 86 guns; fourteen frigates, of which four are steam of 360 horse-power; five corvettes, and eleven brigantines. The personnel comprises 1,105 officers of all ranks, and 1,400 marines. Juan da Salomon is the chief of the department of the navy; Pedro de Palacio and Carlos de Aguilera, sub-chiefs of sections; Francois Amero de Peneranda is the Commander-in-Chief of the Fleet; Manoel de Guesada commands the squadron of the Havana, and Antonio de Osorio that of the Philippines.”
Source
Nautical magazine and journal of the Royal Naval Reserve, volume 27, July 1858.
