Galleys of Malta in the 18th century according to Ubaldino Mori Ubaldini

In his book dealing with the knight so Malta Ubaldini published a long list of the ships and galleys serving in the navy of their knights. There are more publications in which information can be find dealing with their ships, for instance R.C. Anderson’s Naval Wars in the Levant and several articles dealing with a facet of this navy. Ubaldini’s book is not well spread; so I translate his list in to English to make it accessible for more shiplovers. The original list contains an exact date, the name of the galley and her commanding officer. I excluded the name of the name of the officer and just mention a year instead of the full date (probably of his commission). So it become easy to get an impression of the strength in a certain year. A quick comparison with other sources indicates that the list wasn’t complete so while using it (some) reserve is necessary! I added some details using two other sources.

1700. Ubaldini mentioned the Sant’ Anonio, Santa Maria and the San Pietro. R.C. Anderson mentioned that the Capitana sunk while in action with an African privateer, while the Sao Paolo was wrecked. Atauz mentioned a number of 4 (Capitana, Santa Maria, San Luigi and the Magistrale) and later for 15 February 1700 a number of 7. The loss of the Capitana was mentioned but not that of the Sao Polo.
1701. Ubaldini mentioned the Sant’Antonio, San Luigi. Atauz mentioned a number of 6 called Capitana, Padrona, San Paolo, San Antonio, San Pietro and the Magistral galley. In the period 1701-1750 were no galleys build in Malta.
1702. Ubaldini mentioned the Sant’Antonio, San Luigi, San Pietro and the Santa Maria.
1703. Ubaldini mentioned the Sant’Antonio and the San Luigi.
1704. Ubaldini mentioned the San Pietro. Atauz mentioned a number of 5.
1705. Ubaldini mentioned the Sant’Antonio and the San Luigi.
1706. Ubaldini mentioned the Santa Maria.
1707. Ubaldini mentioned the Sant’Antonio and the San Luigi.
1708. Ubaldini mentioned the Santa Maria.
1709. Sant’Antonio and the San Luigi.
1710. Ubaldini mentioned the Santa Maria.
1711. Ubaldini mentioned the Sant’Antonio and the San Luigi.
1712. Ubaldini mentioned the Santa Maria.
1713. Ubaldini mentioned the Sant’Antonio and the San Luigi.
1714. Ubaldini mentioned the Santa Maria.
1715. R.C. Anderson mentioned a number of 5 in June.
1716. Ubaldini mentioned the San Vincenzo Ferrari and the Santa Maria. Atauz mentioned a number of 5.
1717. Ubaldini mentioned the San Luigi and the San Vincenzo Ferrari.
1718. Ubaldini mentioned the Santa Maria.
1720. Ubaldini mentioned the San Luigi, San Vincenzo Ferrari and the Santa Maria. Atauz mentioned a number of 4.
1721. Ubaldini mentioned the San Luigi and the San Vincenzo Ferrari.
1722. Ubaldini mentioned the Santa Maria.
1723. Ubaldini mentioned the Sant’Antonio and the San Luigi.
1724. Ubaldini mentioned the Santa Maria.
1725. Ubaldini mentioned the Sant’Antonio.
1726. Ubaldini mentioned the San Luigi.
1727. Ubaldini mentioned the Sant’Antonio.
1728. Ubaldini mentioned the San Luigi.
1729. Ubaldini mentioned the Sant’Antonio.
1730. Ubaldini mentioned the San Luigi.
1731. Ubaldini mentioned the San Nicola.
1732. Ubaldini mentioned the San Luigi.
1733. Ubaldini mentioned the San Nicola.
1734. Ubaldini mentioned the San Luigi.
1735. Ubaldini mentioned the San Nicola.
1736. Ubaldini mentioned the San Luigi.
1737. Ubaldini mentioned the San Nicola.
1738. Ubaldini mentioned the San Luigi.
1739. Ubaldini mentioned the San Nicola.
1740. Ubaldini mentioned the San Luigi.
1741. Ubaldini mentioned the San Nicola.
1742. Ubaldini mentioned the San Luigi.
1743. Ubaldini mentioned the San Nicola.
1744. Ubaldini mentioned the San Luigi.
1745. Ubaldini mentioned the San Nicola.
1746. Ubaldini mentioned the San Luigi. Atauz mentioned the Magistral galley La Concezzione newly-build.
1747. Ubaldini mentioned the San Nicola.
1748. Ubaldini mentioned the San Luigi. Atauz mentioned 1 February a number of 6 included the Padrona and the Magistrale, and for June a number of 4, including the Capitana, San Nicola, San Luigi and 2 galleots owned by the Grandmaster, while the Magistrale was at Malta.
1749. Ubaldini mentioned the San Nicola.
1750. Ubaldini mentioned the San Luigi.
1751. Ubaldini mentioned the San Nicola.
1752. Ubaldini mentioned the San Luigi. Atauz mentioned a number of 4.
1753. Atauz mentioned a number of 4 of which the Capitana was decommissioned after returning homewards.
1754: Ubaldini mentioned the San Luigi and the San Nicola.1755. Ubaldini mentioned the San Nicola. Atauz mentioned a number of 4 namely the Capitana, Magistral, San Luigi and San Nicola.
1756. Ubaldini mentioned the San Luigi. Atauz mentioned a number of 4 namely the Capitana, Magistral, San Luigi and San Nicola.
1758. Ubaldini mentioned the San Luigi.
1760. Ubaldini mentioned the San Luigi and the San Nicola.
1761. Ubaldini mentioned the San Nicola.
1762. Ubaldini mentioned the San Luigi.
1763. Atauz mentioned that the Capitana which was damaged due to a storm in 1761 still not undergone repairs.
1764. Ubaldini mentioned the San Luigi and the San Nicola.
1765. Atauz mentioned a number of 4 namely the Capitana, Magistrale, San Nicola and the San Luigi.
1766. Ubaldini mentioned the San Luigi and the San Nicola.
1767. Atauz mentioned a number of 4.
1768. Ubaldini mentioned the San Luigi.
1769. Atauz mentioned a number of 4.
1770. Ubaldini mentioned the San Luigi and the San Nicola. Atauz mentioned a number of 3 with the Magistral being repaired.
1771. Ubaldini mentioned the San Nicola.
1772. Ubaldini mentioned the San Luigi and the San Nicola. Atauz mentioned a number of 4 namely the Capitana, San Nicola, Magistrale and Vittoria. Only the latter saw service, the old Capitana was leaking and left behind with the San Nicola at Cagliari.
1774. Ubaldini mentioned the San Luigi and the San Nicola. Atauz mentioned a number of 4 namely the Capitana, Magsitrale, Padroa and the San Pietro.
1776. Ubaldini mentioned the San Luigi and the San Nicola.
1777. Ubaldini mentioned the San Nicola.
1778. Ubaldini mentioned the San Luigi.
1781. Ubaldini mentioned the San Luigi.
1782. Ubaldini mentioned the San Luigi, San Pietro and the Vittoria.
1786. Ubaldini mentioned the San Luigi.
1787. Ubaldini mentioned the Vittoria.
1788. Ubaldini mentioned the San Luigi.
1789. Ubaldini mentioned the Vittoria.
1791. Ubaldini mentioned the San Pietro.
1792. Ubaldini mentioned the Vittoria.
1793. Ubaldini mentioned the San Pietro and the Vittoria.
1794. Ubaldini mentioned the San Pietro.
1795. Ubaldini mentioned the Vittoria.
1796. Ubaldini mentioned the San Luigi.
1798. Atauz mentioned a number of 2 namely the San Luigi and the Magistral galley San Nicola. There were also 2 demi galleys.

Sources
R.C. Anderson. Naval wars in the Levant 1559-1853. Princeton, 1952.
Ayse Devrim Atauz. Trade, Piracy, and Naval Welfare in the Central Mediterranean: the Maritime History and Archaeology of Malta. 2004.
Ubaldino Mori Ubaldini. La Marine del Sovrano Militare Ordino de San Giovannni di Gerusalemme di Radi e di Malta. Romo, 1971, p. 566-595.