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HCMS Galga (1731)

Page history last edited by ManuBlasco 13 years, 8 months ago

Galga, 50/56

Nuestra Señora del Carmen (4th)


 

Details
Nationality Spanish
Ordered    
Started    
Named    
Launched 1731 w2
Launched 1732 b8
Shipyard Cadiz Puntales
Plans    
Constructor Juan Casanova b8,w2
Decks 2  
Rate 4th Rates  
System Spanish  
Crew    
In Service 1731-jul-14 w2
Out Service 1750-aug-26 w2
Fate Wrecked  

 

 

Dimensions
Units Lenght Keel Beam Depth Draught Weight Source
Codos  64'  58.15  17.11  8.7    631 Tn.   

 

Armament
Guns Date # lbs # lbs # lbs Fires Source
50 1732               w2,b8
56 1732               w2
54 1748               B098

 

 

Commanders

1734-mm-dd   Captain D. Francisco Jose de Ovando y Solis.  
1748-oct-12 1749  Ship Lt. D. Pedro Garaycochea / Pedro de Garaicoechea.  
1750-aug-00   Captain D. Daniel Huoni (Huony).  

 

Service Record

1732-mm-00 Under Adm. Reggio's fleet to Liorna & La Spezia.  
1733-nov-29 Left Barcelona for Campaign of Sicily & Naples under Rear Adm. Clavijo's fleet of 16 SoL  
1734-jan-20 Entered at Parma from La Spezia.  
1734-mm-00 Assault and capture of Brindisi's castle with 200 seamen & 100 marines.  
1734-mm-00 Left to Naples to be congratulated by Infant Charles and name Marquees of Brindisi.  
1734-mm-00 Left Naples to Parma scorting a convoy and later left Parma to Cadiz.  
1735-mar-00 At Cadiz set to careen & maintenance repairs.  
1735-sep-28 Left Cadiz to Cartagena with Conquistador, Principe & San Isidro  
1735-oct-00 Action vs. Algerian ships near Cape Gata.  
1735-mm-00 Entered at Cartagena.  
1736-mm-00 Entered at Cadiz.  
1737-mm-00 Left Cadiz to Rio de la Plata, Argentina with Paloma Indiana  
1737-dec-00 Arrived to Rio de la Plata and was involved in small actions versus portuguesses.  
1739-mar-13 Entered at Cadiz from Rio de la Plata carring 30,816 pesos with Paloma Indiana  
1740-mar-00 Left Cadiz under Adm. Lopez Pintado's fleet to El Ferrol.  
1740-mar-30 Entered at El Ferrol.  
1741-mar-13 Left El Ferrol to La Habana Leon and San Isidro with naval supplies.  
1741-nov-00 Left Cadiz under Admiral Navarro's fleet to Barcelona to transport troops to Italy.  
1742-mm-00 Blocked with Admiral Navarro's fleet at Toulon.  
1743-mm-00 Disarmed and crew assigned to other ships in Navarro's fleet, prior the battle of Cape Sicie.  
1746-mm-00 At Cartagena.  
1747-mm-00 Left Cadiz to Veracruz, later joinned Adm. Reggio's fleet at La Habana.  
1748-mar-14 Left Cadiz to Veracruz with more warships, scorting a convoy of 20-30 merchantmen.1 B098
1748-mar-18 Action vs. Cotes B098
1748-aug-12 Left Veracruz with Fuerte (60) to La Habana because the Armada de Barlovento was disolved.  
1748-oct-12 1st Battle of La Habana  
1749-may-13 Left La Habana with Adm. Reggio's fleet to El Ferrol with gold & 8 merchantmen.2  
1749-mm-00 Back to La Habana & Veracruz.  
1749-mm-00 Left Veracruz with Fuerte (60) to La Habana.  
1749-mm-00 Patrolled with Fuerte (60) waters off La Habana.  
1750-mm-00 Patrolled with Fuerte (60) waters off La Habana.  
1750-aug-18 Left La Habana to Cadiz with brig N S de las Mercedes & 6 merchantmen, troops & british prisioners.3  
1750-aug-26 Wrecked by a storm, near Cape Hatteras, Bermudas, all the crew besides one soldier survived.  

 

Actions & Battles

1748-mar-14 Action vs. Cotes
1748-oct-12 1st Battle of La Habana

 

Notes

Due to his few and low caliber guns, it is listed as frigate in most spanish sources.

1Soberbio (74), Leon (74), Oriente (70), Colorado (70), Brillante (64), Pastora (64), Rosario (60)Xavier (54) and Galga (54) (B098)

2Admiral Andres de Reggio's fleet: Invencible (70), Nueva España (64), Vencedor (70), Tigre (70), Leon (70) & Galga (56).

3The merchantmen were: N S de Guadalupe (aka Augusta Celi or La Nynfa), N S de la Soledad y San Francisco Javier, El Salvador (aka Enrique), San Pedro, N S de los Godos (aka Arinton) & Mariana.

 

Sources

B098  "The Navy in the 1739-1748 War", by H.W. Richmond (google books)

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