Purisima Concepcion, 112-120
Concepcion
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Nationality |
Spanish |
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Ordered |
1778-jun-02 |
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Started |
1779-feb-29 |
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Named |
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Launched |
1779-dec-24 |
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Shipyard |
El Ferrol |
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Plans |
Francisco Gautier |
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Constructor |
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Suplier |
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Decks |
3 |
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Rate |
1st Rates |
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Class |
Concepcion |
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System |
French |
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Crew |
800-1,000 |
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In Service |
1779 |
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Out Service |
1810-mar-09 |
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Fate |
Burnt |
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Units (meters) |
Lenght |
Keel |
Beam |
Depth |
Draught |
Weight |
Displacement |
Source |
Burgos ft. |
220'6" (63.36) |
186' (53.45) |
58'4" (16.80) |
28'9" (8.26) |
? |
2,771.5 Tn. |
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? |
Burgos ft. |
213'9" (59.55) |
190'8" (53.12) |
58' (16.16) |
29' (8.08) |
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3,012 Tn. |
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Guns |
Date |
# |
lbs |
# |
lbs |
# |
lbs |
# |
lbs |
Fires |
Source |
112 |
1779 |
32 |
36 |
30 |
24 |
32 |
12 |
18 |
8 |
2,400 (1,175) |
? |
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Commanders
1782-mm-00 |
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Captain D. Antonio Osorno y Funes. |
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1784-aug-13 |
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Captain D. Juan Landecho. |
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1786-mm-00 |
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Com. D. Pedro de Cárdenas. |
s1 |
1793-oct-02 |
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Commodore D. Francisco Santiesteban. |
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1794-mm-00 |
1796-mm-00 |
Commodore D. Luis de Villabriga y Rozas. |
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1797-mm-00 |
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Commodore D. Jose Escaño. |
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1800-mm-00 |
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Captain D. Francisco Javier de Uriarte y Borja . |
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1808-mmm-00 |
1810-mar-09 |
Captain D. Rafael Maestre. |
b75 |
Flag Officers
1780-mm-00 |
178?-mm-00 |
Vice Adm. D. Miguel Gascon's flagship. |
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1781-oct-05 |
1782-apr-15 |
Admiral D. Luis de Cordova's flagship. |
b6 |
1782-mm-00 |
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Admiral D. Juan Bautista Bonet. |
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1793-feb-23 |
1793-mar-00 |
Admiral D. Juan de Langara y Huarte. |
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1793-oct-21 |
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Admiral D. Juan de Langara y Huarte. |
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1794-mm-00 |
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Admiral D. Francisco de Borja. |
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1795-mar-03 |
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Admiral D. Jose de Mazarredo |
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1797-mm-00 |
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vice Adm. Count Morales de los Rios' flagship. |
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Service Record (spanish)
1780-mm-00 |
At Cadiz, was involved in the 3rd french-spanish fleet for the Campaign of the English Channel. |
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1780-aug-09 |
Captured a british convoy of 52 ships under Adm. Cordoba's fleet |
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1781-oct-05 |
At Cadiz. |
b6 |
1782-apr-15 |
At Cadiz. |
b6 |
1782-mm-00 |
Supported siege of Gibraltar. |
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1782-oct-22 |
Battle of Cape Spartel, was not involved into action. |
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1784-mm-00 |
At Cartagena in ordinary, ordered to set in commission. |
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1784-aug-13 |
Left Cartagena with frigate Santa Gertrudis (24) to Cadiz. |
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1784-aug-14 |
Helped Santa Gertrudis (24) to capture an argelian small vessel of 14 guns in their way to Cadiz. |
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1784-aug-15 |
Arrived to Cadiz from Cartagena with Santa Gertrudis (24) |
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1786-mm-00 |
At Cadiz (in ordinary?) |
s1 |
1793-feb-23 |
Left Cadiz with other 6 SoL to Cartagena to join the Campaign of Toulon. |
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1793-feb-00 |
Arrived to Cartagena and stayed to set the ship full in commission. |
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1793-oct-02 |
Left Cartagena to Toulon. |
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1793-oct-21 |
Arrived to Toulon joinning there the british-spanish fleet forces. |
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1793-dec-25 |
Left Toulon to Cartagena. |
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1793-dec-31 |
Arrived to Cartagena. |
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1795-mar-03 |
At Cadiz. |
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1796-jun-26 |
At Cartagena, there is a fire but it is extinged by the crew. |
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1797-feb-14 |
Battle of Cape St. Vincent, with 8 dead and 21 wounded. |
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1797-mm-00 |
At Cadiz, blocked by british naval forces. |
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1800-mm-00 |
2nd Campaign of the English Channel. |
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1800-mm-00 |
At Brest, blocked by british naval forces. |
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1801-mm-00 |
At Brest, blocked by british naval forces. |
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1808-mm-00 |
Careened at El Ferrol. |
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1808-mm-00 |
Left El Ferrol to Cadiz. |
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1809-mm-00 |
At Cadiz. |
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1810-mm-00 |
At Cadiz. |
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1810-mar-06 |
At Cadiz, suffered a big storm. |
b75 |
1810-mar-07 |
Lost anchors and run ashore to the french occupied coast of Cadiz. |
b75 |
1810-mar-08 |
Under shot by french troops. |
b75 |
1810-mar-09 |
Burnt by french troops' shots & sunk. |
b75 |
Notes
Were started using the plans of the Santisima Trinidad and brisith system (Jorge Juan's), but modified by Francisco Gautier.
Had 120 gunports but only carried 112.
Was the 2nd biggest ship of the spanish navy, as San Jose later, after the Santisima Trinidad.
Sources (research by Santiago Gomez)
"Naufragios de la armada española", Cesáreo Fernández Duro. (b75)
Gaceta de Madrid, Cádiz, 17 de agosto de 1784, nº 64, página 729, published el 27 de agosto de 1784.
ALCOFAR NASSAES, José L. “Los tres puentes españoles”, Revista General de Marina, agosto 1780, pag. 90.
BARBUDO DUARTE, Enrique. “Don José de Mazarredo, Teniente General de la Real Armada”, Revista General de Marina, junio 1945, pag. 812.
CERVERA PERY, José. “El capitán general de la Armada D. Francisco Javier de Uriarte”, Revista de Historia Naval, nº 38, año 1992, pag. 35.
FERNÁNDEZ DURO, Cesáreo. Armada española. Tomo IX, Museo Naval, 1973.
FERNÁNDEZ DURO, Cesáreo. Disquisiciones náuticas. A la mar madera, Tomo V, Ministerio de Defensa, 1996, pag. 206.
GONZÁLEZ-ALLER HIERRO, José Ignacio. “El navío de tres puentes en la Armada española”, Revista de Historia Naval, año 1985, nº 9, pag. 58.
LAFUENTE, Modesto. Historia General de España. Tomo XXII, Madrid, 1859, pag. 216-217.
NÚÑEZ IGLESIAS, Indalecio, BLANCO NÚÑEZ, José María. La Diversión de Tolón, 2 tomos, Ministerio de Defensa, Madrid, 1999.
PAULA CUADRADO, Francisco de. Elogio histórico del Excmo. Sr. Don Antonio de Escaño, Madrid, 1852.
RODRÍGUEZ GONZÁLEZ, Agustín Ramón. “Historias de la Mar, Las cañoneras (II). La defensa y bloqueo de Cádiz, 1797-1799”. R.G.M. marzo 2000, pag. 265.
AGMAB, Estado General de la Armada, 1786 (s1)
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