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HCMS Aquilon

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HCMS Aquilon, 68

San Damaso

Details

NationalitySpanish
Ordered1752-jun-15
Started1753-mmm-00
Named1752-jul-15b8
Launched1754-aug-15
ShipyardEl Ferrol
PlansJorge Juan
ConstructorGuillermo Turner
Decks2
Rate3rd Rates
Class12th Apostles Class
SystemBritish System
Crew564
In Service1754-aug-15
Out Service1762-jun-11
FateCaptured
NextAquilon1770

 

Dimensions

UnitsLenghtKeelBeamDepthDraughtWeightDisplacementSource
Codos92.5' (53.16)80' (45.98)23.66' (13.60)11' (6.32)12' (6.90)??b2

 

Armament

GunsDate#lbs#lbs#lbs#lbsFiresSource
68??24?18?8?
74??24?18?8?w2

 

 

Commanders

1754-mmm-001755-mmm-00Captain D. Francisco Lastarria.
1755-mmm-00Frigate Captain D. Bernabe de Urcullu.
1762-mmm-001762-mmm-00Captain D. Vicente Gonzalez-Valor y Bassecourt.
1762-mmm-001762-jun-11Frigate Captain D. Diego Argote.

 

Service Record

1754-jun-00Left El Ferrol to Cadiz.
1754-mmm-00Comissioned to fight piracy.
1754-dec-00Ends comissioned and entered at Cadiz.
1755-apr-00Disarmed at Cadiz.
1755-aug-00Set to repair at La Carraca, Cadiz, due to wood sickness.
1759-mmm-00At Cartagena fighting Argelian pirates.
1761-mmm-00At Cartagena fighting Argelian pirates.
1761-mar-04Left Cartagena with Soberano transporting 650 infantry.
1761-mar-24Arrived to Cadiz with Soberano.
1761-apr-14Left Cadiz under Admiral Hevia's with Soberano, Tigre, Asia (3), Vencedor (2) & Conquistador with troops.
1761-may-00Arrived with the fleet to Puerto Rico.
1761-jun-00Arrived with the fleet to Santiago de Cuba.
1761-jun-27Arrived with the fleet to La Habana.
1762-jun-06At La Habana blocked by british fleet.
1762-jun-11Captured by the british at the surrender of La Habana.

 

Actions & Battles

1762-jun-062nd Battle of La Habana

 

Notes

Served under british flag as HBMS Aquilon until 1770.

Sources

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