Julián Martín de Retamosa
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Julián Martín de Retamosa | |
|---|---|
| Born | 18 March 1745 Cartagena |
| Died | 1 February 1827 (aged 81) Madrid |
| Other work | Naval engineer |
Julián Martín de Retamosa (1745–1827)[1] was a Spanish naval officer and a leading ship designer for the Spanish Navy.
After having served as a lieutenant in the Queen's Dragoon Regiment,[2] by 1769 he had become an ensign in the Spanish Navy and later saw action in the Invasion of Algiers (1775).[2]
He commanded a bomb ketch as part of the fleet commanded by the future captain general of Spain's navy, Marquis of Casa-Tilly to Santa Catarina Island.[2] In 1794 he was promoted to brigadier and put in charge of arsenals and shipyards.