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HCMS Septentrion (1752)

Page history last edited by ManuBlasco 13 years, 4 months ago

Septentrion, 64

San  Hermenegildo

Details 
Nationality Spanish
Ordered    
Started 1750  
Named    
Launched 1751-dec-26  
Shipyard Cartagena  
Plans Jorge Juan  
Constructor Eduard Bryant  
Decks 2  
Rate 4th Rates  
Cost 6,563,294 rr.vv. 
System British  
Crew 433-560  
In Service 1752  
Out Service 1784-dec-00  
Fate Broke up  

 

Dimensions 
Units Length Keel Beam Depth Draught Weight Source
Codos 83' 74' - 11' 15' -  b2
Meters 47.70 42.53 - 6.32 8.62 - (b2) 
Codos 82'12" 74' 21'16" 10'18" 10'8" 1,212 Tn. s2 
Meters 47.41 42.53 12.45 6.18 5.94 1,840 m3 (s2) 

 

         Armament 
Guns Date # lbs # lbs # lbs Broadside Source
64 1752 26 24 28 18 10 8 604 lbs. (296 Kg.)  
64 1784 26 24 28 12 10 6 510 lbs. (250 Kg.)  s2

 

 

Commanders

1752-feb-00   Captain D. Pedro Mesia de la Cerda.  
1754-mm-00   Captain D. Luis de Cordoda.  
1757-mm-00   Captain D. Rodriguez Valcarcel.  
1768-oct-29   Captain D. Antonio Gonzalez de Arce.  
1772-aug-00   Frigate Captain D. Manuel Bravo.  
1776-jul-29   Captain D. Antonio Osorio y Funez.  
1781-mm-00   Captain D. Juan Landecho.  
1784-mar-01 1784-mar-01 Captain D. Fernando de Angulo y Ploblaciones   
1784-apr-01   Captain D. Diego Quevedo.  

 

Service Record

1752-feb-00 Left Cartagena to Oran with Galga & 5 more smaller ships to fight pirates.  
1752-aug-26 Left Cartagena to Cartagena de Indias to fight smuglering.  
1754-mar-12 Left Cartagena de Indias to Cadiz with 700,000 pesos.  
1757-mm-00 Left Genoa with Astrea with gold.  
1759-nov-17 Entered to be careen at Cadiz?.  
1760-mar-00 At Cartagena.  
1761-mm-00 Set to careen at Cartagena, at the new careen dockyard, been the 1st ship in Spain to be dry-careened.  
1762-jan-00 At Cadiz.  
1768-oct-29 Left Cartagena with Astuto & Santa Rosalia with troops to Talcahuano & El Callao.  
1768-nov-07 Suffered a storm and lost his mast, having to turn back to Cartagena.  
1768-nov-11 Arrived to Cartagena.  
1768-dec-26 Left Cartagena after repaired to Cadiz to join Astuto & Santa Rosalia.  
1769-jan-09 Left Cadiz to the Pacific Sea with Astuto & Santa Rosalia.  
1769-jul-26 Arrived to Montevideo with Astuto & Santa Rosalia with damages.  
1769-dec-16 Left Rio de la Plata to Talcahuano with Astuto & Santa Rosalia.  
1770-mar-10 Arrived to Talcahuano.  
1770-jun-25 Left Talcahuano to El Callao with Astuto & Santa Rosalia.  
1770-jul-28 Arrived to El Callao with Astuto & Santa Rosalia.  
1770-jul-28 Joinned Peruano, San Lorenzo, Aguila & Liebre.  
1772-jan-18 Left El Callao with Astuto, San Lorenzo, Liebre & Santa Rosalia with gold & silver and others goods.  
1772-jul-20 All arrived to Cadiz with 9,163,603 pesos fuertes in gold & silver and 7,992,043 in private goods. ?
1772-jul-18 All arrived to Cadiz with 9,163,603 pesos fuertes in gold & silver and 7,992,043 in private goods. ?
1772-aug-00 Left Cadiz to Cartagena.  
1772-aug-17 Arrived to Cartagena.  
1773-mm-00 Left to Veracruz.  
1776-jul-29 Left Cartagena to Cadiz transporting troops. s1
1776-aug-04 Arrived to Cadiz to join Adm. Tilly's fleet to fight portuguesse at Sacramento.  
1776-nov-13 Left Cadiz with Adm. Tilly's fleet to Rio de la Plata.  
1778-aug-03 Left Santa Catalina island to Cadiz.  
1778-nov-22 Arrived to Cadiz.  
1779-jun-00 At El Ferrol, joinned 1st Campaign of the British Channel fleet.  
1780-jan-13 Left Brest under Gaston's squadron to Cadiz.  
1780-jan-29 Entered at El Ferrol with San Vicente Ferrer & San Carlos due to storm damages.  
1780-may-17 Left El Ferrol to Cadiz after repairs.  
1780-may-24 Entered at Cadiz.  
1781-jul-00 2nd Campaign of the British Channel.  
1781-sep-00 1st Campaign of siege of Gibraltar.  
1783-aug-15 Entered at Veracruz with mercury with N S de Loreto.  
1783-dec-02 Left Veracruz to La Habana.  
1783-dec-14 Entered at La Habana.  
1783-mm-00 Left La Habana to Cadiz with 3 warships transporting 33,000,000 pesos.  
1784-mar-01 Arrived to Cadiz carring gold, silver & goods. s2 
1784-apr-01 Left Cadiz to Cartagena with supplies.  
1784-apr-00 Arrived to Cartagena.  
1784-jul-00 Campaign of Admiral Barcelo assault to Argel.  
1784-oct-30 Left Cartagena to Malaga to join there Rayo to Cadiz and be broked up transporting supplies.  
1784-nov-03 Surprised by a storm run ashore about 8 miles from Malaga.  
1784-nov-00 Rescued by small vessels all the crew & carried supplies arrived to Cadiz.  
1784-mm-00 Broke up.  

 

Actions & Battles

1782-oct-21 Battle of Cape Spartel  

 

Notes

Was the first ship of the line launched at Cartagena, using a provisional shipyard.

 

Sources (research by Santiago Gomez) 

Archivo General de Simancas, Sección Marina, legajo 402, folio 65.

Archivo General de Indias, Sección Estado, 16, N.15.

RGM, marzo 1915, Guillermo Rittwagen, "Sucesos marítimos en la costa de la província de Málaga".

RGM, julio 1980, Emilio de la Cruz Hermosilla, "La Armada peruana, heredera de la española".

RGM, septiembre 1980, Miscelánea.

RGM, agosto 1986, Enrique Manera Gegueyra, "La política naval española del rey Carlos III".

RGM, julio 2000, Fernando González de Canales, "Galerías de Capitanes Generales de la Armada. Antonio González de Arce y Paredes".

RHN, año 2004, nº 87, Juan Antonio Gómez Vizcáino, "Marinos ilustres de la Cartagena del siglo XVIII. El Capitán General de la Armada Don Francisco de Borja y Poyo".

Juan M. Castanedo Galán, "Guarnizo, un astillero de la Corona".

VV. AA., "Modelos de arsenal del Museo Naval".

José Patricio merino Navarro, "La Armada española en el siglo XVIII".

Rubén Vargas Ugarte y Margarita Guerra, "Historia General del Perú".

Revista Derroteros de la Mar del Sur, año 2006, nº 14. Jorge Ortiz Sotelo, "Juan Francisco de la Bodega y Cuadra, los años iniciales".

Archivo General de Simancas,SGU,LEG,6835,6 (s1)

Archivo General de Marina Alvaro de Bazán, "Estados de Fuerza y Vida", leg. 2235/43 (s2)

 

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