HCMS Aquiles, 74
San Roman
| Nationality | Spanish |  |
| Ordered | 1752-may-02 | w2 |
| Started | 1753-may-16 | w2 |
| Named | 1752-jul-15 | b8 |
| Launched | 1754-sep-05 | |
| Shipyard | Cadiz | |
| Plans | | |
| Constructor | Mateo Mullan | |
| Decks | 2 | |
| Rate | 3rd Rates | |
| System | British System | |
| Crew | | |
| In Service | 1754-sep-05 | |
| Out Service | 1790 | |
| Fate | Broke up | |
| Lenght | Keel | Beam | Depth | Draught | Weight | Displacement | Source |
| ? | | | | ? | ? | ? | |
| Guns | Date | # | lbs | # | lbs | # | lbs | # | lbs | Fires | Source |
| 74 | 1755 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | | | ? | |
Commanders
Service Record
| 1755-mmm-00 | Commisioned to fight pirates at Mediterranean. | |
| 1761-mmm-00 | Commisioned with a squadron at Azores to scort transports from New Wolrd to Cadiz. | |
| 1762-jan-00 | At Cadiz. | |
| 1763-apr-27 | Left Cadiz with troops to La Habana with Africa (3), Hector and Princesa (2) & 2 merchantmen. | (1) |
| 1765-oct-00 | Left Cadiz to Veracruz. | |
| 1766-feb-00 | At Cadiz, in need of repairs. | |
| 1766-jul-00 | At Cadiz, in need of repairs. | |
| 1770-mmm-00 | At Cartagena. | |
| 1770-aug-07 | At Cartagena, disamed and set in ordinary by Royal Order. | |
| 1779-mmm-00 | Disarmed at Cadiz. | |
| 1780-mmm-00 | Disarmed at Cadiz. | |
| 1781-mmm-00 | Disarmed at Cadiz. | |
| 1782-mmm-00 | Disarmed at Cadiz. | |
| 1783-mmm-00 | Disarmed at Cadiz. | |
| 1790-mmm-00 | Finally is broke up. | |
Notes
(1): Transported 139 officials, 2,210 soldiers, 1,530 quintales of powder, 2,106 rifles, naval supplies & 106 naval workers.
Sources (research by Santiago Gomez)
Archivo General de Indias, Contratación, 1782B.
Revista General de Marina, abril 1941, Luis Montojo, "Santiago AgustÃn de Zuloaga".
Revista General de Marina, agosto 1986, ENrique Manera Regueyra, "La polÃtica naval española del rey Carlos III".
José Quintero González, "La Carraca. El primer arsenal ilustrado español (1717-1776)".
Celia MarÃa Parcero Torre, "La pérdida de La Habana y las reformas borbónicas en Cuba 1760-1773".
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