Spanish ship Neptuno
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At least six ships of the Spanish Navy
have been named Neptuno:
Spanish Navy
The Spanish Navy is the maritime branch of the Spanish Armed Forces, one of the oldest active naval forces in the world. The Armada is responsible for notable achievements in world history such as the discovery of Americas, the first world circumnavigation, and the discovery of a maritime path...
have been named Neptuno:
- Neptuno was an 66-gun ship of the line Acquired in 1740 and sold in 1748
- Neptuno was an 68-gun ship of the line launched 6 July 1754, comisionated 1754 and scuttled in la Havana in 1762
- NeptunoSpanish ship Neptuno (1795)Neptuno was an 80-gun Montañes-class ship of the line of the Spanish Navy. She was built in 1795 and took part in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. She fought with the Franco-Spanish fleet in the battle of Trafalgar, and was wrecked in its aftermath.Neptuno was built at Ferrol and...
was an 80-gun Montañes-classMontañes class ship of the lineThe Montañes were a class of four ships of the line built between 1794 and 1798. The four ships in the class, and their fates, were:* Montañés - ran aground in 1810,* Neptuno - lost in the storm after the Battle of Trafalgar,...
ship of the lineShip of the lineA ship of the line was a type of naval warship constructed from the 17th through the mid-19th century to take part in the naval tactic known as the line of battle, in which two columns of opposing warships would manoeuvre to bring the greatest weight of broadside guns to bear...
launched in 1795 and wrecked in 1805. - Neptuno was an 80-gun ship of the line, previously the French ship Neptune. She was captured in 1808 and broken up in 1820.
- Neptuno (F-01), was a Jupiter classJupiter class minelayerJupiter Class minelayers was a group of four vessels of the Spanish Navy built during the Spanish Republic. Three of them came into service during the Civil War after joining the rebel side.-Civil War:...
gunboatGunboatA gunboat is a naval watercraft designed for the express purpose of carrying one or more guns to bombard coastal targets, as opposed to those military craft designed for naval warfare, or for ferrying troops or supplies.-History:...
-minelayerMinelayerMinelaying is the act of deploying explosive mines. Historically this has been carried out by ships, submarines and aircraft. Additionally, since World War I the term minelayer refers specifically to a naval ship used for deploying naval mines...
, comisionated in 1939, reclasificate like frigate y decomisionated in 1972 - Neptuno (A-20), is a submarine rescue ship, active since 1989.