Major development and expansion of the shipyards and arsenal began in the 1740s and 1750s. Initial proposals were drawn up under Minister of the Navy José Patiño, and executed by his successor, Zenón de Somodevilla y Bengoechea, Marquis de la Ensenadahe, appointed Minister of the Navy in 1743. The first ship, the San Fernando, was launched in 1751. By then twelve ships could be being built simultaneously. King Charles III was particularly interested in the navy, and in 1790, during his reign, the arsenal at Ferrol was largely completed, with a workforce of 5,440 men and a capacity to maintain 70 ships.
Technological developments during the Industrial Revolution led to the establishment of the School of Machinists and the School of Naval Engineers in 1850, during the reign of Isabel II. A steam engine workshop was also established. At the beginning of the 20th century, the first Spanish battleships, the España class, were built in Ferrol. By 1912 the shipyards of Ferrol were primarily building battleships and cruisers, while destroyers and submarines were built in Cartagena.
The Ferrol naval base was substantially modernized during the twentieth century. The Navy Marine Corps Barracks were built; as were the Electricity and Electronics Workshop and new warehouses. New facilities for docks 1 and 2 were constructed, as was a Cannon Workshop. The docks have been expanded, and vessels can be moored around the basin. In 2003 dock 5 was enlarged to fit the Álvaro de Bazán-classfrigates. In 2013 the Naval Archive of Ferrol was inaugurated.[2]
ferrol, naval, base, also, known, arsenal, ferrol, military, base, arsenal, spanish, navy, located, ferrol, spain, main, spanish, naval, base, atlantic, arsenal, ferroltypemilitary, basesite, informationowner, spaincontrolled, byspanish, navysite, historybuilt. Ferrol Naval Base also known as the Arsenal of Ferrol is a military base and arsenal of the Spanish Navy located in Ferrol Spain It is the main Spanish naval base on the Atlantic Ferrol Naval BaseArsenal de FerrolTypeMilitary baseSite informationOwner SpainControlled bySpanish NavySite historyBuilt16th century1740 1790In use1726 presentGarrison informationCurrentcommanderVice admiral Antonio Duelo Menor 1 OccupantsSee Ships Contents 1 History 2 Ships 3 See also 4 ReferencesHistory editThe first warships arrived in the Ria de Ferrol in the 16th century during the reign of the House of Austria It was not until 1724 when Felipe V of the House of Bourbon established Ferrol as the main port of the Atlantic Major development and expansion of the shipyards and arsenal began in the 1740s and 1750s Initial proposals were drawn up under Minister of the Navy Jose Patino and executed by his successor Zenon de Somodevilla y Bengoechea Marquis de la Ensenadahe appointed Minister of the Navy in 1743 The first ship the San Fernando was launched in 1751 By then twelve ships could be being built simultaneously King Charles III was particularly interested in the navy and in 1790 during his reign the arsenal at Ferrol was largely completed with a workforce of 5 440 men and a capacity to maintain 70 ships Technological developments during the Industrial Revolution led to the establishment of the School of Machinists and the School of Naval Engineers in 1850 during the reign of Isabel II A steam engine workshop was also established At the beginning of the 20th century the first Spanish battleships the Espana class were built in Ferrol By 1912 the shipyards of Ferrol were primarily building battleships and cruisers while destroyers and submarines were built in Cartagena The Ferrol naval base was substantially modernized during the twentieth century The Navy Marine Corps Barracks were built as were the Electricity and Electronics Workshop and new warehouses New facilities for docks 1 and 2 were constructed as was a Cannon Workshop The docks have been expanded and vessels can be moored around the basin In 2003 dock 5 was enlarged to fit the Alvaro de Bazan class frigates In 2013 the Naval Archive of Ferrol was inaugurated 2 Ships edit nbsp Frigates Blas de Lezo and Alvaro de Bazan at Ferrol nbsp Patino at FerrolAlvaro de Bazan class frigates Alvaro de Bazan Almirante Juan de Borbon Blas de Lezo Mendez Nunez Cristobal Colon Serviola class patrol boats Serviola Centinela Vigia Atalaya Replenishment oilers Patino Cantabria Patrol ships Cabo FraderaSee also editList of ships built at Ferrol shipyards 1750 1881 Rota Naval Base Las Palmas Naval Base Cartagena Naval BaseReferences edit El almirante Antonio Duelo Menor releva a Javier Romero Caramelo History of the Naval Base of Ferrol 43 28 47 N 8 14 14 W 43 4797 N 8 2371 W 43 4797 8 2371 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ferrol Naval Base amp oldid 1024901441, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
