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HCMS San Fernando (1765)

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San Fernando (4th), 80/94

Real Familia (2nd)

Details 

Nationality Spanish
Ordered ?  
Started ?  
Named ?  
Launched 1765 b1
Shipyard La Habana  
Plans Jorge Juan  
Constructor Mateo Mullan ?
Suplier ?  
Decks 2-3  
Rate 2nd Rates  
Class San Carlos  
System British  
Crew    
In Service 1765 b1
Out Service 1813-oct-08 s1
Fate Broke up s1
Out Service 1815 b1
Fate Sold b1

 

Dimensions 

Units Lenght Keel Beam Depth Draught Weight Displacement Source
Burgos ft. 197' (56.61) 176' (50.57) 56' (16.09) 28' (8.05) ? 1,714 Tn.   ?
Burgos ft. 197' (56.61) 176'10" (50.81) 56' (16.09) 28' (8.05) 28'6" (8.19) 1,600 Tn.   s2

 

Armament 

Guns Date # lbs # lbs # lbs Fires Source
80 1765 32 24 34 18 14 8 1,492 (730) ?
94 1765 ? 24 ? 18 ? 8 ? s2

 

 

 

Commanders 

1779-jun-00   Captain D. Ignacio de Mendizabal.  
1782-mmm-00 1782-oct-20 Captain D. Tomas Geraldino y Geraldino.  
1793-mmm-00   Commodore D. Diego de Quiroga y Ulloa.  
1799-jan-04   Captain D. Jose Ezquerra.  
1801-jul-12   Captain D. Joaquín de Molina.  

 

Officers 

1799-jan-04 1799-mar-07 Commodore D. Pedro Luis de Obregon y Ceballos's flagship.  

 

Service Record 

1766-mmm-00 At Cadiz.  
1766-nov-00 Left Cadiz to El Ferrol with San Genaro  
1767-mmm-00 Patrolled south of Viscay Bay with San Genaro & Campeon  
1779-jun-00 Blocked Lisbon with San Lorenzo  
1779-oct-00 Entered at Cadiz with San Lorenzo  
1780-mmm-00 1st Campaign of Siege of Gibraltar.  
1781-aug-00 2nd Campaign of English Channel.  
1782-jun-00 Captured 52 british convoy near Cape St. Vincent.  
1782-jul-00 Entered at Cadiz.  
1782-oct-21 Battle of Cape Spartel  
1782-nov-00 At Cadiz with the fleet for the Campaign of Jamaica.  
1783-mmm-00 At El Ferrol.  
1784-mmm-00 Captured swedish brigh Goyana Troya under Cpt. Isache Samberg.  
1793-mmm-00 Campaign of Toulon.  
1794-mmm-00 At Cartagena under Adm. Borja's fleet, left to Bay of Viscay.  
1795-may-00 Left Cartagena with Serio  
1795-may-12 Entered at Cadiz with Serio  
1795-jun-16 Left Cadiz to La Corunna with Serio transporting 6,000 men & guns.  
1799-jan-04 Left El Ferrol as flagship with San Pedro de Alcantara, San Agustin, Monarca, Florentina, Santa Brigida, N S de la Paz & a brig. (1)
1799-feb-02 Entered at El Ferrol back from Canary Islands with the above ships.  
1799-mar-07 Set to be careened at El Ferrol.  
1800-aug-25 At El Ferrol disarmed when british attacked El Ferrol.  
1801-jul-12 Action at the Strait of Gibraltar.  
1804-nov-00 At El Ferrol disarmed.  
1806-jul-00 At El Ferrol disarmed in need of careen.  
1808-jun-10 At El Ferrol, disarmed. Royal order to be broke up.  
1813-oct-08 Broke up by royal order. s1
1815-mmm-00 Sold. b1

 

Actions & Battles 

1782-oct-21 Battle of Cape Spartel

 

 

Notes

(1) They transported troops & supplies to Canary Islands.

 

 

Sources (research by Santiago Gomez) 

Cesáreo Fernández Duro, "Armada española". Tomo VIII.

Juan Alsina Torrente, "Una guerra romántica, 1778-1783".

Indalecio Núñez Iglesias, Pedro Fernández Núñez, "El coloquio de Brión".

José Ignacio González-Aller Hierro, "La campaña de Trafalgar. Corpus Documental".

Manuel Marliani, "Vindicación de la Armada española". (s1) 

Gervasio de Artiñano y de Galdácano, "La Arquitectura Naval española". (s2)

 

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