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HCMS Glorioso (1740)

Page history last edited by ManuBlasco 15 years, 2 months ago

 

HCMS Glorioso (1st), 70

 

Nuestra Sennora de Belen


Details

 

Nationality Spanish
Ordered 1738-jan-00  
Started    
Named    
Launched 1740 b18
Shipyard La Habana  
Plans Antonio Gaztanneta ?
Constructor ?  
Decks 2  
Rate 3rd Rates  
Class    
System Spanish  
Crew    
In Service 1740 b18,w2
Out Service 1747-oct-19 b18,w2
Fate Captured
Next ?  

 

Dimensions

 

Units Lenght Keel Beam Depth Draught Weight Displacement Source
Spanish ft.                

 

Armament

 

Guns Date # lbs # lbs # lbs # lbs Fires Source
70 1740                   b18,w2

 

 

 

Commanders

 

1744-nov-10 1745-mm-00 Admiral D. Rodrigo de Torres.  
1747-mm-00 yyyy-mm-00 Captain D. Pedro Mesia de la Cerda.  

 

 

 

Service Record

 

1744-oct-25 Left La Habana under Adm. Torres' squadron to La Corunna with 9,000,000 pesos.1  
1745-jan-05 Entered at La Corunna with Castilla.  
1746-mm-00 Blocked at El Ferrol by the british.1  
1746-mm-00 Left to Caribbean.  
1747-mm-00 Left La Habana to Spain with 4,000,000 silver pesos.  
1747-jul-25 Action vs Warwick off the Azores Islands.  
1747-aug-16 Entered at Corcubion, La Corunna with gold.  
1747-oct-00 Left La Corunna to Cadiz.  
1747-oct-18 Action vs King George (32), a privateer frigate.  
1747-oct-19 Action vs Dartmouth  
1747-oct-19 Action vs Russell  
1747-oct-19 Captured by the british near Cape St. Vincent.2 b18,w2

 

 

 

Actions & Battles

 

1747-jul-25 Action vs Warwick
1747-oct-18 Action vs King George (32), A privateer frigate
1747-oct-19 Action vs Dartmouth
1747-oct-19 Action vs Russell2

 

 

 

Notes

1 Adm. Torres' squadron was formed by: Castilla, Glorioso, Europa, Brillante? the privateer frigate Flecha,(6) & 4 merchantmen.

2Surrended after running out of ammunition with 33 dead and 130 wounded.

 

 

Sources (research by Santiago Gomez)

 

RGM, agosto-septiembre 2002, Román Piñón Bouza, "El Glorioso, un navío que hizo honor a su nombre".

RHN, año 2006, nº 93, José Manuel Serrano Álvarez, "Juan de Acosta y la construcción naval en La Habana (1717-1740)".

RHN, año 2006, nº 93, José Quintero González, "La Carraca y La Habana".

 

 

RGM, mayo 2001, Agustín Ramón Rodríguez González, "La gesta del Glorioso".

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