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HCMS Retiro (1726)

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HCMS Retiro, 50

El Retiro

San Geronimo/Jeronimo

Details

Nationality	Spanish
Ordered
Started
Named
Launched	1726
Shipyard	La Habana
Plans
Constructor	Pedro Torres
Decks	2
Rate	4th Rates
Class
System	Spanish System
Crew
In Service	1726
Out Service	1751
Fate	Wrecked

Dimensions

Lenght	Keel	Beam	Depth	Draught	Weight	Displacement	Source

Armament

Guns	Date	#	lbs	#	lbs	#	lbs	#	lbs	Fires	Source
50
54

Commanders

1736-jun-00		Captain D. Ignacio Dauteville.
1741-mmm-00		Captain D. Jose Soriano.
1748-mmm-00		Captain D. Manuel Ruiz.

Service Record

1726-mmm-00	Left La Habana to Cadiz.
1728-mmm-00	Left Cadiz to La Habana.
1731-mmm-00	Left Veracruz.
1732-feb-00	At Santo Domingo.
1733-mmm-00	Left Veracruz to La Habana.
1733-mmm-00	Captured 2 merchantmen with 545,000 pesos in cacao.
1735-mmm-00	Left Veracruz to Cadiz with Fuerte, Nueva Espanna & San Jose.
1735-sep-01	Arrived to Cadiz.
1735-mmm-00	Left Cadiz to Veracruz.
1736-jun-00	Left Veracruz to La Habana to Cadiz with N S del Pilar (Lanfranco) & 1,000,000 pesos.
1736-nov-00	At La Carraca, Cadiz for repairs.
1737-mmm-00	Left Cadiz to Veracruz.
1738-mmm-00	Left Veracruz to Cadiz with gold.
1739-mmm-00	At Cadiz.
1741-mmm-00	At the blocking of Toulon.
1741-mmm-00	At Toulon, disarmed and crew reassigned to other ships, before Battle of Cape Sicie.
1746-mmm-00	At Cartagena, disarmed.
1748-mmm-00	At Cadiz?, disarmed.
1751-mmm-00	Sunk at Arrecife Island, between Cape Catoche & Mujeres Island.

Actions & Battles

Notes

Due to his low armament was considered as a frigate sometimes.

Some sources told that was sold in 1737 (?)

Sources

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