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HCMS Mejicano

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Mejicano, 112

Mexicano

San Hipolito

Graphic copyright of Juan Garcia from www.todoababor.es published here under his authorization.

 

Details
Nationality Spanish
Ordered    
Started 1785-feb-00 b84
Named    
Launched 1786-jan-20 b84
Shipyard La Habana  
Plans Romero Landa  
Constructor    
Decks 3  
Rate 1st Rates  
Class Meregildos  
System Landa  
Crew 878-1,018  
In Service 1786-jan-20 b84
Out Service 1813-oct-08 ?
Fate Sold  

 

 

Dimensions
Units (meters) Lenght Keel Beam Depth Draught Weight Displacement Source
Burgos ft. 210' (60.34) --- 58' (16.67) 27'6" (7.90) --- ---   b841
Burgos ft. 205'5" (59.03) 183'9" (52.80) 54'7" (15.68) 26' (7.47) 31' (8.91) 2,308 Tn.   b842

 

 

Armament
Guns Date # lbs # lbs # lbs # lbs # lbs Fires (lbs/kg) Source
112 1786 30 36 32 24 32 12 18 8 --- --- 2,376 (1,163) b23

 

 

 

Commanders

1786-mm-00   Captain D. Miguel Felix de Goycoechea. b84
179?-mm-00 1797-feb-14 Commodore D. Francisco Herrera. b84

 

Flag Officers

1797-feb-14   Rear Adm. D. Pedro Cardenas. b84

 

Service Record

1786-sep-00 Left La Habana to El Ferrol as maiden trip with only 32 guns, testing the ship. b84
1786-sep-27 At El Ferrol. b84
1813-oct-08 Sold at El Ferrol. ?
1815-mmm-00 Sold at El Ferrol. b84

 

Actions & Battles

1797-feb-14 Battle of Cape St Vincent

 

Notes

Paid by Governor of New Mexico and individuals as a present for the King of Spain and his Royal Navy (Gazeta de Madrid, 1786 b84).

1 Main dimensions.

2 Arqueo (weight) dimensions.

3 By 1784 Royal Ordenances at wartime. At peace time, lower deck 36 lbs. replaced by 24 lbs.

 

Sources

b84 "Jose Romero Fdez. de Landa, un Ingeniero de Marina en el s. XVIII", J.M. de Juan-Garcia Aguado.

 

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