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HCMS Soberano (1755)

Page history last edited by Cy 14 years, 4 months ago

 

HCMS Soberano (1st), 68

San Gregorio


Details

Nationality Spanish
Ordered 1752-jun-15  
Started 1753-mmm-00  
Named 1752-jul-15 b8
Launched 1755  
Shipyard El Ferrol  
Plans Jorge Juan  
Constructor Guillermo Turner  
Decks 2  
Rate 3rd Rates  
Class 12th Apostles Class  
System British System  
Crew 554  
In Service 1755  
Out Service 1762-jun-11  
Fate Captured
Becomes Soverano  

 

Dimensions

Units Lenght Keel Beam Depth Draught Weight Displacement Source
Codos 92.5' (53.16) 80' (45.98) 23.66' (13.60) 11' (6.32) 12' (6.90) ? ? b2

 

Armament

Guns Date # lbs # lbs # lbs Fires Source
68 1755 ? 24 ? 18 ? 8 ?  
74 ? ? 24 ? 18 ? 8 ? w2

 

 

 

Commanders

1756-mmm-00   Captain D. Pedro Stuart.  
1759-mar-00 1762-jun-11 Captain D. Isidoro Garcia de Postigo y Prado.  

 

Service Record

1756-mmm-00 At El Ferrol.  
1756-aug-00 At Cartagena with Triunfante, Hector & Vencedor.  
1757-mar-00 Commissioned at Cartagena with Triunfante, Hector & Vencedor.  
1757-nov-00 At Cartagena, in ordinary, disarmed & dry docked for winter with Hector & Vencedor.  
1758-mar-00 At Cartagena commissioned with Triunfante, Hector, Septentrion & Vencedor.  
1758-jun-02 Left Cartagena with Hector & Vencedor to patrol for pirates off argelian coast.  
1758-jun-09 Action versus Argelian ships.  
1759-mar-00 With Juno patrolled waters off Argelia & Gibraltar for pirates.  
1759-aug-19 Left Cartagena to Naples with Galicia, Atlante & Terrible.  
1759-sep-00 Arrived to Naples with Galicia, Atlante & Terrible.  
1759-oct-07 Left Naples to Barcelona with the fleet (1) transporting future King of Spain, Charles III.  
1759-oct-17 Arrived to Barcelona with the fleet (1) transporting future King of Spain, Charles III.  
1759-nov-02 Entered at Cartagena with Galicia, Atlante & Terrible. ?
1760-mar-00 At Cartagena.  
1760-jun-00 Left Cartagena with Triunfante to assist Marquees of Real Tesoro's fleet.  
1761-mar-04 Left Cartagena with Aquilon transporting troops to Cadiz.  
1761-mar-24 Arrived to Cadiz with Aquilon.  
1761-apr-14 Left Cadiz with Aquilon, Tigre, Vencedor, Asia & Venganza to La Habana (2).  
1761-jun-29 Arrived to La Habana.  
1762-jun-11 Captured at La Habana by the british.  

 

Actions & Battles

1758-jun-09 Action versus Argelian ships.
1762-jun-06 2nd Battle of La Habana

 

Notes

Was the last one of the 12th Apostles Class launched at El Ferrol. (?)

(1)

(2) The fleet transported 1,439 soldiers. The fleet stopped at Puerto Rico & Santiago de Cuba before arrived to La Habana.

 

Sources

 

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