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HCMS Castilla (1751)

Page history last edited by ManuBlasco 13 years, 10 months ago

Castilla (3rd), 64

 

 

Details
Nationality Spanish
Ordered    
Started    
Named    
Launched 1751  
Shipyard El Ferrol Esteiro
Plans    
Constructor    
Decks 2  
Rate 4th Rates  
Class    
System Spanish  
Crew    
In Service 1751  
Out Service 1771-nov-30 b75
Fate Wrecked b18, b75

 

Dimensions

 

Units Lenght Keel Beam Depth Draught Weight Source
               

 

Armament

 

Guns Date # lbs # lbs # lbs # lbs Broadside Source
64 1751                   b18,w2

 

 

Commanders

1751-mm-00 1755-mm-00
 Captain D. Gutierre de Hevia y Valdes.  
1755-mm-00
 1759-apr-00  Captain D.  
1759-apr-00 1760-sep-00
 Captain D. Pedro Castejon.  
1760-sep-00   Captain D. Francisco Maria Espinola.  
1769-mm-00 1771-sep-30 Captain D. Juan Manuel Perez de Alderete.  

 

Service Record

1751-mm-00 At La Habana with Europa, Aurora, Bizarra & paquebote Diligente.  
1755-mm-00 At La Habana with Europa, Aurora, Bizarra & paquebote Diligente.  
1756-may-00 At Cadiz, commissioned for anti-piracy at Argelian coasts.  
1757-mar-00 At Cadiz, commissioned to transport troops between Ceuta and Canary Islands.  
1760-mar-00 At Cadiz.  
1760-sep-07 Left Cadiz to Cartagena de Indias.  
1760-oct-28 Arrived to Cartagena de Indias.  
1761-mm-00 At Cartagena de Indias.  
1761-mm-00 Left La Habana to exchange with Neptuno  
1761-mm-00 Arrived to La Habana to join stationary fleet.  
1762-may-14 Left La Habana with Vencedor to scort Tridente & Aguila from Veracruz with gold.  
1762-mm-00 Due to the presence of Adm. Knowles's fleet, all return to Veracruz & Campeche.  
1763-mm-00 Arrived to Cadiz.  
1764-mm-00 Set to careen at La Carraca, Cadiz.  
1765-mm-00 Left Cadiz to Cartagena de Indias scorting merchantmen.  
1767-mm-00 Run ashore at Sabanilla, Cartagena de Indias.  
1769-mm-00 At La Habana.  
1770-mm-00 At Cadiz.  
1770-mm-00 At Veracruz.  
1771-nov-30 At Veracruz, loaded (1) & ready to depart to Cadiz, suffered a hurricane storm, running ashore to the coast. b75
1771-dec-00 All the cargo (food, guns, naval supplies & 5,860 copper plates) were recovered breking it up. b75

 

Actions & Battles

 

yyyy-mmm-dd Battle of... source/s

 

Notes

(1) The silver cargo was not yet loaded. (b75)

 

Sources

 

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