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HCMS San Juan Bautista (1717)

Page history last edited by ManuBlasco 13 years ago

San Juan Bautista (1st), 60

Details

Nationality Spanish
Ordered    
Started    
Named    
Launched 1716  
Shipyard Pasajes  
Plans Antonio Gaztanneta  
Constructor Felipe Zelarain

Simon Zelarain

  
Decks 2  
Rate 4th Rates  
Class Guipuzcoanos  
System Spanish  
Crew 560 w2
In Service 1717-feb-00  
Out Service 1720-apr-00  
Fate Sunk  

 

Dimensions

Units Lenght Keel Beam Depth Draught Weight Displacement Source
Codos 70.5' (40.52) 60.5' (34.77) 18.5' (10.63) 9.25' (5.32)     832 w2

 

Armament

Guns Date # lbs # lbs # lbs Broadside Source
60 1717 26 18 26 12 8 6 422 (190 kg.) ?
60 1717 26 18 24 10 10 6   b199

 

 

 

Commanders

1718-jan-23 1718-mmm-00 Captain D. Rodrigo de Torres y Morales.  
1718-mmm-00 1719-mmm-00 Captain D. Francisco Guerrero.  
1719-apr-06 1720-apr-00 Captain D. Juan de Cordoba y Lasso de la Vega.  

 

Service Record

1717-feb-00 Handed in to the Spanish Navy.  
1717-apr-07 Left Pasajes with San Luis, San Fernando & San Pedro to Cadiz. (1) GdM01
1717-jul-00 Still recruiting crew at Pasajes. s01
1717-jul-30 Left Pasajes to Cadiz alone. s01
1718-jan-23 Action vs. 3 dutch ships with Galera de Espanna near Cape Gata.  
1718-jan-00 Enters at Cadiz.  
1718-jul-19 Left Barcelona for the Campaign of Sicily.  
1718-jul-30 Arrived to Palermo.  
1718-aug-03 Sent to Malta with Hermione under Guevara's command.  
1718-aug-11 Joinned Admiral Gaztanneta's fleet at the end of the Battle of Cape Passaro.  
1718-nov-23 Entered at Cadiz with british captures; 1 frigate & 3 merchantmen.  
1719-apr-06 Left Cadiz to Veracruz with San Luis & San Jorge.  
1719-jun-00 All 3 arrived to La Habana.  
1719-jun-00 Left La Habana to Veracruz with more ships. (2)  
1719-jul-05 All arrived to Veracruz. (2)  
1720-apr-15 Left Veracruz to La Habana with gold, San Luis & a merchantment.  
1720-apr-00 Sunk before arrive to La Habana due to heavy winds storm with San Luis.  

 

Actions & Battles

1718-aug-11 Battle of Cape Passaro

 

Notes

(1) Looks like the ship could not depart with the other 3 due to lack of crew as it was planned, as seen at letters from s01.

(2) The squadron was formed by: San Juan Bautista (60), San Luis (60), N S de Begonna (54), San Jorge (50) & Principe de Asturias (30).

 

Sources

GdM01 Gazeta de Madrid (13/04/1717)
s01 Volumen I Catalogo documentos de Vargas Ponce, Tomo I, Doc. 162, folio 214; Pilar San Pio Aladrén y Carmen Zamarrón Moreno

 

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