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HCMS Europa (1734)

Page history last edited by ManuBlasco 15 years, 1 month ago

Europa (1st), 64

Nuestra Sennora del Pilar

Details

Nationality Spanish
Ordered 1731-may-07  
Started 1733-sep-10  
Named    
Launched 1734  
Shipyard La Habana  
Plans    
Constructor Juan Acosta  
Decks 2  
Rate 4th Rates  
Class    
System Spanish  
Crew 400-450  
In Service 1734 b18
Out Service 1762-jun-11 w2
Fate Scuttled  

 

Dimensions

Units Lenght Keel Beam Depth Draught Weight Displacement Source
Codos   68'            

 

Armament

Guns Date # lbs # lbs # lbs # lbs Fires Source
60 1734                   b18
64 1734                   w2

 

 

Commanders

1739-mm-00   Captain D. Luis de Cordoba.  
1745-jan-00   Frigate Captain D. Julian de Arriaga.  
1747-sep-00   Frigate Captain D. Julian de Arriaga.  
1757-mm-00   Captain D. Alvaro Ignacio Cabreros  
1759-mm-00   Captain D. Juan Manuel Perez de Alderete y Castilla.  
1760-jun-00   Captain D. Blas de Barreda.  
1762-mm-00   Captain D. Jose Diaz de San Vicente.  

 

Service Record

1734-mm-00 Left La Habana to Cadiz.  
1734-jun-19 Arrived to Cadiz.  
1734-mm-00 Campaign of Naples & Sicily with Africa & Constante  
1738-mm-00 Left Cadiz to the Caribbean, passing thru Puerto Rico.  
1739-mm-00 At Cartagena de Indias, in need of careen.  
1739-mm-00 Arrived to La Habana to careen.  
1744-oct-25 Left La Habana to La Corunna under Adm. Torres' squadron with 9,000,000 pesos.(1)  
1745-jan-09 Entered at La Corunna with 4 merchantmen and 9,000,000 pesos.  
1746-mm-00 At El Ferrol, blocked by the british.  
1747-mm-00 At El Ferrol.  
1748-mm-00 Send to Lima with Castilla with goods due to the earthquake of 1746.  
1751-mm-00 At La Habana with Castilla, Aurora, Bizarra & paquebote Diligente.  
1755-mm-00 At La Habana with Castilla, Aurora, Bizarra & paquebote Diligente.  
1757-mar-11 Left Cadiz with San Fernando to Veracruz.  
1757-may-10 Arrived to Veracruz with San Fernando  
1758-may-02 Left Veracruz with San Fernando to La Habana.  
1758-may-00 Arrived to La Habana with San Fernando  
1758-jun-16 Left La Habana with San Fernando to Cadiz.  
1758-aug-04 Arrived to Cadiz with San Fernando  
1759-apr-00 Patrolled Cape Saint Vincent.  
1759-sep-05 Left Cadiz with Reina to La Habana with guns & ammunition.  
1759-nov-26 Arrived to La Habana with Reina  
1760-mm-00 At La Habana.  
1762-mm-00 At La Habana.  
1762-jun-11 Scuttled at La Habana to prevent british capture and pass.  

 

Actions & Battles

1762-jun-06 Battle of La Habana  

 

Notes

(1) Admiral Torres' squadron was formed by: Castilla, Glorioso, Europa, Brillante? the privateer frigate Flecha (6) & 4 merchantmen.

 

Sources (research by Santiago Gomez)

A. G. S., Marina, legajo 6090.

A. G. I., Contratación, 2917.

Revista General de Marina, agosto-septiembre 1987, Hugo O'Donnell, "Jorge Juan y la defensa del mar del Sur".

Revista de Historia Naval, año 2005, nº 93, José Quintero González, "La Carraca y La Habana".

El Buque en la Armada española, VV. AA.

José Quintero González, "La Carraca. El primer arsenal ilustrado español (1717-1776)".

Hermenegildo Franco Castañón, "Sin perder el norte".

Celia María Parcero Torre, "La pérdida de La Habana y las reformas borbónicas en Cuba, 1760-1773".

 

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