Conquistador (4th), 60
San Lucas Evangelista
Nationality |
Spanish |
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Ordered |
1756-nov-09 |
Started |
1757-oct-00 |
Named |
Launched |
1758-jul-29 |
Shipyard |
Cadiz |
Plans |
Jorge Juan |
Constructor |
Mateo Mullan |
Decks |
2 |
Rate |
4th Rates |
Class |
? |
System |
British |
Crew |
452 |
In Service |
1758 |
Out Service |
1762-aug-12 |
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Fate |
Captured |
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Next |
Conquestador |
1782 |
Units |
Length |
Keel |
Beam |
Depth |
Draught |
Weight |
Source |
Burgos ft. |
178'10" (51.39) |
148'3" (42.60) |
50'2" (14.42) |
23'8" (6.8) |
21' (6.03) |
1,372 |
Guns |
Date |
# |
lbs |
# |
lbs |
# |
lbs |
# |
lbs |
# |
lbs |
Broadside |
Source |
58 |
1759 |
24 |
18 |
26 |
12 |
2 |
8 |
6 |
6 |
4p |
2 |
lbs (Kg.) |
s1 |
70 |
? |
? |
lbs |
? |
lbs |
? |
lbs |
? |
lbs |
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lbs (Kg.) |
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Commanders
Officers
Service Record
1759-may-12 |
Left El Ferrol. |
s1 |
1759-aug-29 |
Left Cadiz with a fleet1 to Naples for future King of Spain, Charles III. |
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1759-sep-28 |
The fleet1 arrived to Naples. |
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1759-oct-07 |
King Charles III of Spain embarked into Real Fenix and the fleet2 departed to Barcelona. |
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1759-oct-17 |
The fleet2 with Charles III of Spain arrived to Barcelona. |
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1760-mar-00 |
At Cadiz. |
|
1760-dec-22 |
At Cadiz. |
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1761-apr-14 |
Left Cadiz with Aquilon, Soberano, Vencedor, Asia, Tigre & Venganza to La Habana3. |
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1761-jun-00 |
Before arriving to La Habana, at Cape San Antonio, left the fleet to Veracruz. |
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1761-mm-00 |
Entered Veracruz & downloaded the mercury. |
|
1761-mm-00 |
Left Veracruz to La Habana. |
|
1761-mm-00 |
Enterd at La Habana. |
|
1762-jun-00 |
At La Habana beeing careened. |
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1762-jun-06 |
2nd Battle of La Habana |
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1762-jun-11 |
Captured by Adm. Pocock, becoming HBMS Conquistador |
? |
? |
1762-aug-12 |
Captured by Adm. Pocock, becoming HBMS Conquistador |
? |
Notes
Was built modifing Tridente plans to gain in speed & beauty.
The exact date of capture is not clear, spanish sources give june 11th, the first day of the siege and the british sources give august 12nd, 1762, the day after the surrender of Havana (probably this last one).
(1) Real Fenix (80), Triunfante (74), Firme (74), Monarca (74), Princesa (70), Dichoso (70), San Felipe (70), Glorioso (68), Vencedor (68), Guerrero (68), Conquistador (60), 2 frigates & 2 small vessels (tartanas).
(2) Real Fenix (80), Triunfante (74), Firme (74), Monarca (74), Princesa (70), Dichoso (70), San Felipe (70), Galicia (70), Terrible (70), Soberano (68), Atlante (68), Glorioso (68), Vencedor (68), Guerrero (68), Conquistador (60), 2 frigates & 2 small vessels (tartanas).
(3) Transported mercury to Veracruz. The fleet stopped at Puerto Rico & Santiago de Cuba before arrived to La Habana.
Sources (research by Santiago Gomez)
Archivo General de Simancas, Sección Estado, legajo 6090.
RGM, agosto 1986, Enrique Manera Regueyra, "La política naval española del rey Carlos III".
Cesáreo Fernández Duro, "Disquisiciones náuticas", Tomo V.
José Quintero González, "La Carraca. El primer arsenal ilustrado español, 1717-1776".
Celia María Parcero Torre, "La pérdida de La Habana y las reformas borbónicas en Cuba, 1760-1773".''
Pezuela y Lobo, Jacobo de la, "Sitio y rendición de la Habana en 1762", 1859.
AGMAB, "Estados de Fuerza y Vida", leg. 2235/10 (s1)
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