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HCMS Reina Luisa (1791)

Page history last edited by ManuBlasco 4 years, 7 months ago

 

HCMS Reina Luisa, 112

Reina Maria Luisa

San Luis

Fernando VII (1st) (1809-mar-18)

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

Details

Nationality Spanish
Ordered 1789-aug-04   
Started 1790 b84
Named    
Launched 1791-sep-12 b84
Shipyard El Ferrol  
Plans Romero Landa  
Constructor    
Decks 3  
Rate 1st Rates  
Class Meregildos  
System Landa  
Crew 895-982  
In Service 1791-sep-12 b84
Out Service 1815-dec-09  
Fate Wrecked  

 

Dimensions

Units Lenght Keel Beam Depth Draught Weight Displacement Source
Burgos ft. 210' (60.34) 185'10" (53.40) 58' (16.67) 27'6" (7.90) 29' (8.33) 2,308   b6

 

 

Armament

Guns Date # lbs # lbs # lbs # lbs # lbs # lbs Fires Source
112 1791 30 36 32 24 32 12 18 8         2,376 (1,163) b21
124 1805 30 36 32 24 32 12 16 8 10 36o 4 24o 2,816 (1,378) b6

 

 

Commanders

1805-may-17 yyyy-mmm-00 Brigadier D. Isidoro Garcia del Postigo.  
1808-mmm-00 yyyy-mmm-00 Captain D. Rafael Benard.  
1815-mmm-00 yyyy-mmm-00 Frigate Captain D. Vicente de Lama Montes.  
yyyy-mmm-00 1815-dec-09 Captain D. Manuel Posadas.  

 

Flag Officers

1793-mmm-00 yyyy-mmm-00 Admiral D. Laranga's flagship.  
1799-mmm-00 yyyy-mmm-00 Admiral D. Nava's flagship.  
1805-mar-29 yyyy-mmm-00 Admiral D. Jose Justo Salcedo's flagship.  
1808-mmm-00 yyyy-mmm-00 Commodoro D. Cayetano Valdes's flagship.  

 

Service Record

1793-mmm-00 Campaign of Toulon.  
1794-mmm-00 Transported Prince of Parma.  
1795-mmm-00 Captured the french frigate Ifigenia  
1798-mmm-00 At the defense of Cadiz vs the british.  
1799-mmm-00 At Brest, blocked.  
1800-mmm-00 At Brest, blocked.  
1801-mmm-00 At Brest, blocked.  
1802-mmm-00 Back to Spain.  
1803-mmm-00 Transported the Kings of Etruria to Liorna.  
1804-mmm-00 At Cartagena.  
1805-apr-07 At Cartagena, Adm. Villeneuve ordered to join his fleet, but refused.  
1805-may-17 Left Cartagena with San Francisco de Paula, Asia, San Ramon, San Carlos & San Joaquin. b6
1808-feb-10 Left Cartagena to Toulon with San Francisco de Paula, Asia, San Pablo, Guerrero & San Ramon.  
1808-mar-05 Entered at Mahon due to storm damages.  
1809-mar-18 Changed his name to Fernando VII (1st).  
1815-dec-04 Ordered to left Mahon to Cartagena to be careen.  
1815-mmm-00 With the help of an officer, 2 midshipmen & 60 sailors from United States left Mahon to Cartagena.  
1815-dec-09 Wrecked off Cape Bujia, Argel. All the crew arrived safe to land but was captured by the King of Argel.  

 

Actions & Battles

   

 

Notes

Was the best ship of the Meregildos Class.

By mistake, at his keel laid down, had 31/2 more feet than his twins, but was completed to avoid expenses (b84).

1 By 1784 Royal Ordenances at wartime. At peace time, lower deck 36 lbs. replaced by 24 lbs.

 

Sources

b84 J.M. de Juan-Garcia Aguado, "Jose Romero Fdez. de Landa, un Ingeniero de Marina en el s. XVIII".

 

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