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HCMS Africa (1745)

Page history last edited by ManuBlasco 13 years, 8 months ago

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 Source
Burgos ft.            
Meters            

 

Armament

Guns Date # lbs # lbs # lbs Broadside Source
70 1746   24    18    8    b18

 

 

Commanders

1746 yyyy-mm-00  Frigate Captain D. Antonio Rodriguez Valcarcel. 1
1747 yyyy-mm-00  Frigate Captain D. Juan Antonio de la Colina.  
yyyy 1748-oct-15 Frigate Captain D. Vicente de Quintana.  
1748 1748-oct-15 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)

Fernández Duro, Cesáreo. "La Armada española, desde la unión de los reinos de Castilla y Aragón". Vol. VI. Museo Naval. Madrid. 1973.

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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