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HCMS Principe de Asturias (1794)

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

 

Principe de Asturias (2nd), 112 

Principe (3rd)

Los Santos Reyes

 

 

Graphic copyright of Juan Garcia from www.todoababor.es published here under his authorization.


 

Details
Nationality Spanish
Ordered    
Started    
Named    
Launched 1794-jan-28 b1
Shipyard La Habana  
Plans Romero Landa  
Constructor Honorato Bouyon b6
Decks 3  
Rate 1st Rates  
Class Meregildos  
System Landa  
Crew    
In Service 1795-apr b6
Out Service 1812 b6
Fate Striken  

 

 

Dimensions
Units (meters) Lenght Keel Beam Depth Draught Weight Displacement Source
Burgos ft. 210' (60.34) ---  58' (16.67) ---  ---  2,108 Tn. ---  b1,b2
Burgos ft. 210' (60.34) --- 58' (16.67) 27'6" (7.90 ---  2,453 Tn. ---  b6

 

Armament

 

Guns Date # lbs # lbs # lbs # lbs Fires (lbs/kg) Source
112 1794 30 36 32 24 32 12 18 8 2,376 (1,163) b1,w5
110 ???? 30 36 32 24 30 12 18 8 2,352 (1,151) b1,w5

 

 

Commanders 

1795-may-17 1796-ago-03 Commodore Adrian de Valcarcel.  
1796-ago-04 1796-sep-25 Commodore Andres Tacon.  
1796-sep-26 1797-jan-23 Commodore Nicolas de Estrada.  
1797-jan-24 1798-feb-05 Commodore Antonio de Escanno.  
1798-feb-06 1801-mm-00 Commodore Juan Vicente Yannez.  
1801-dec-00 1802-jul-00 Captain Francisco Javier de Uriarte.  
1802-jul-00 1802-oct-06 Commodore Jose Pascual de Bonanza.  
1802-oct-07 1803-feb-27 Commodore Estanislao Juez Sarmiento.  
1803-feb-28 1803-jun-02 Commodore Felipe Antonio Jado de Cagigal.  
1804-nov-13 1805-feb-18 Commodore Cosme Damian Churruca.  
1805-feb-19 1805-sep-02 Captain Antonio Pareja.  
1805-sep-03 1805-nov-17 Commodore Rafael Hore.  
1805-nov-18 1809-mm-00 Commodore Tomas Ayalde.  
1809-ago-00 1810-mm-00 Captain Anselmo Gomendio.  

 

Flag Officers 

1796-ago-04 1796-sep-25 Admiral Marques del Socorro's flagship.  
1796-sep-26 1797-jan-30 Admiral Jose de Cordova's flagship.  
1797-jan-31 1797-mar-12 Rear Admiral Juan Joaquin Moreno's flagship.  
1797-mar-13 yyyy-mm-00 Admiral Federico Gravina's flagship.  
1802-jul-00 1802-dec-04 Admiral Marques del Socorro's flagship.  
1805-mar-01 1805-sep-02 Vice Admiral Domingo Perez de Grandallana's flagship.  
1805-sep-03 yyyy-mm-00 Admiral Federico Gravina's flagship.  
1806-apr-09 yyyy-mm-00 Admiral Ignacio Maria de Alava's flagship.  
1807-may-00 yyyy-mm-00 Admiral Ruiz de Apodaca's flagship.  

 

Service Record 

1795-mm-00 Left La Habana to Cadiz with San Pedro Apostol urcas Presentacion & Santa Librada & 44 merchantmen.  
1795-may-17 Arrived to Cadiz with San Pedro Apostol urcas Presentacion & Santa Librada & 44 merchantmen.  
1796-ago-04 Left Cadiz to Terranova.  
1796-sep-26 Left Cadiz to Mediterranean.  
1796-oct-00 At Cadiz.  
1796-dec-00 Left Cadiz to Cartagena with Ceres & Perla.  
1796-dec-20 Battle against british Blanche and Minerve.  
1796-dec-21 Entered at Cartagena.  
1797-jan-31 Left Cartagena scorting a 57 ships convoy to Cadiz.  
1797-feb-14 Battle of Cape St Vincent  
1797-mar-03 Entered at Cadiz.  
1798-feb-06 Left Cadiz chasing british blocking force.  
1798-feb-13 Entered at Cadiz.  
1798-nov-00 Coppered plated finished and armed.  
1799-may-12 Left Cadiz to Menorca.  
1799-may-20 Entered at Cartagena due to storm damage.  
1799-jun-29 Left Cartagena to Cadiz.  
1799-jul-11 Entered at Cadiz.  
1799-jul-22 Left Cadiz to Brest.  
1799-ago-09 Arrived to Brest.  
1802-apr-29 Left Brest to Cadiz.  
1802-may-13 Entered at Cadiz.  
1802-jun-05 Left Cadiz to Cartagena, patrolling waters off Argelia.  
1802-jun-26 Entered at Cartagena.  
1802-jul-22 Left Cartagena to Naples with Bahama, Guerrero, Atocha & Soledad.  
1802-ago-00 Arrived to Naples.  
1802-sep-00 Left Naples to Barcelona.  
1802-oct-01 Entered at Barcelona.  
1802-nov-09 Left Barcelona to Naples.  
1802-nov-19 Entered at Naples.  
1802-nov-00 Left Naples to Cartagena.  
1802-dec-04 Entered at Cartagena.  
1803-feb-01 Left Cartagena to El Ferrol.  
1803-feb-26 Entered at El Ferrol.  
1803-feb-27 Set in ordinary, disarmed.  
1804-nov-13 Set i commissioned re-armed.  
1805-ago-10 Left El Ferrol to join Adm. Villeneuve's fleet.  
1805-ago-20 Entered at Cadiz.  
1805-oct-20 Left Cadiz to Cartagena.  
1805-oct-21 Battle of Trafalgar  
1805-oct-23 Entered at Cadiz.  
1805-nov-02 Set to be repaired at La Carraca, Cadiz.  
1806-feb-22 Finished repairs.  
1808-jun-09 Battle of Cadiz  
1809-ago-00 Left Cadiz to El Ferrol.  
1809-sep-19 Entered at Cadiz.  
1810-sep-06 Left Cadiz with Santa Ana and Implacable to La Habana. b6
1810-nov-00 All arrived to La Habana. b6
1814-mm-00 Out of careen at La Habana harbour, wrecked in the mug in front of the arsenal. b6
1817-mm-00 Ordered to be sold. b6
1820-sep-12 Ordered to be sold, with Santa Ana b6
1834-oct-00 The wrecked hull still visible at the waters in front of La Habana's arsenal. b6

 

Actions & Battles 

1797-feb-14 Battle of Cape St Vincent
1805-oct-21 Battle of Trafalgar
1808-jun-09 Battle of Cadiz

 

Notes

Excelent ship, strong, very good sailing and fast (up to 10 knots).

Named in honour of the first son of Carlos IV, future King Fernando VII of Spain.

 

Sources

 

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