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HCMS Africa (1745)

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Africa (2nd), 70

Nueva Africa

San Francisco de Asis

Details

Nationality Spanish
Ordered    
Started 1745-aug-08  
Named    
Launched 1746-aug-17  
Shipyard La Habana  
Plans Cipriano Autran  
Constructor La Habana Co.  
Decks 2  
Rate 3rd Rates  
Class    
System Spanish  
Crew    
In Service 1747-aug-20  
Out Service 1748-oct-15 b18
Fate Burnt b18

 

Dimensions

Lenght Keel Beam Depth Draught Weight Displacement Source
Burgos ft.              

 

Armament

Guns Date # lbs # lbs # lbs Fires Source
70 1746               b18

 

 

Commanders

1746 yyyy-mm-00  Frigate Captain D. Antonio Rodriguez Valcarcel. 1
1747 1748-oct-12 Frigate Captain D. Juan Antonio de la Colina.  
1748 1748-oct-12 Admiral D. Andres Reggio´s flagship.  

 

Service Record (en castellano todoavante)

1746-mm-00 Left La Habana to Rio de la Plata, Argentina.1  
1747-aug-20 Handed in to the Spanish Royal Navy.  
1747-mm-00 Scorted french frigate Carmelo to the Bahamas Channel.  
1747-mm-00 Explored & cruissed with Conquistador (70) at Honda Bay, Cuba.  
1748-oct-02 Left La Habana with Admiral Reggio's fleet to intercept Admiral Knowles' fleet.  
1748-oct-11 Chased a british merchantmen convoy.  
1748-oct-12 1st Battle of La Habana  
1748-oct-13 Could not arrived to La Habana due to damages and cast anchor at Honda Bay, Cuba, for repairs.  
1748-oct-15 Burnt to avoid capture by the british.  

 

Actions & Battles 

1748-oct-12

1st Battle of La Habana

 

Notes

 1 Looks like this was another ship, privateer or hired by the spanish royal navy.

 

Sources (research by Santiago Gomez)

Ferrándiz Araújo, Carlos. "Historia marítima española de Zalvide". Academia Alfonso X el Sabio. Murcia. 1982.

Pezuela, Jacobo de la. "Historia de la isla de Cuba". Tomo II. Madrid. 1868.

Serrano Álvarez. José Manuel. "El astillero de la Habana y la construcción naval (1700-1750)". Ministerio de Defensa. Instituto de Historia y Cultura Naval. Madrid. 2008.

 

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