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HCMS San Juan Bautista (1717)

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HCMS 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 class
System	Spanish System
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	Fires	Source
60	1717	26	18	26	12	8	6	844 (381)	?

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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