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HCMS Brillante (1754)

Page history last edited by ManuBlasco 13 years, 5 months ago

Brillante (2nd), 68/74

San Dionisio


Details

Nationality Spanish
Ordered 1752-jun-15  
Started 1753  
Named 1752-jul-15 b8
Launched 1754  
Shipyard El Ferrol  
Plans Jorge Juan  
Constructor Guillermo Turner ?
Decks 2  
Rate 3rd Rates  
Class 12th Apostles  
System British  
Crew    
In Service 1754  
Out Service 1790-oct-10  
Fate Accidently Burnt  

 

Dimensions

Units Lenght Keel Beam Depth Draught Weight Displacement Source
Codos --- 78' 25' 12'4" --- --- --- s1
Metros --- 44.83 14.37 7.09 --- --- --- s1

 

Armament

Guns Date # lbs # lbs # lbs Fires Source
68 1758 28 24 30 18 10 8 1,292 lbs. (632 Kg.) s1

 

Commanders

1758-sep-29   Captain D. Manuel de Guirior s1
1766-mm-00   Captain D. Miguel Gaston.  
1770-aug-15   Captain D. Juan Bautista Bonet. s1
1780-mar-00   Frigate Captain D. Francisco Usatorres.  
1783-apr-00   Captain D. Ignacio Duque.  
1786-mm-00   Com. D. Ignacio Duque.  s2

 

Service Record (en castellano todoavante)

1758-sep-29 At La Corunna with damages after a 4 months campaign. s1
1760-mar-00 At El Ferrol.  
1761-dec-00 At El Ferrol.  
1764-mm-00 Commissioned, visited several harbours at Baltic Sea, Great Britain & France.  
1765-mm-00 Left to Cartagena de Indias & La Habana.  
1766-mm-00 At Cartagena de Indias.  
1766-mm-00 Returned from Cartagena de Indias & La Habana to Spain.  
1770-aug-15 Entered at El Ferrol  
1779-jun-00 Left El Ferrol under Arce's squadron to join french Orvilliers' fleet at Atlantic.  
1779-mm-00 1st Campaign of the British Channel.  
1779-nov-09 Left Brest under Cordoba's fleet of 16 SoL to Cadiz.  
1779-nov-00 Entered at El Ferrol with other 3 SoL due to storm damages.  
1780-mar-00 Left El Ferrol under Baranda's squadron to Cadiz.  
1780-aug-09 Captured under Cordoba's fleet a british convoy of 52 ships near Cape Saint Vincent.  
1780-mm-00 Blocking of Gibraltar.  
1781-mm-00 2nd Campaign of the British Channel.  
1783-oct-21 Battle of Cape Spartel  
1783-apr-00 At Cartagena.  
1786-mm-00 At Cartagena (in ordinary?) s2
1790-oct-10 Burnt accidentaly while been careen at Cartagena.  

 

Battles

1783-oct-21 Battle of Cape Spartel

 

Notes

 

Sources

AGMAB "Estados de Fuerza y Vida" leg. 2235/6 (s1)

AGMAB, Estado General de la Armada, 1786 (s2)

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