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HCMS Tigre (1747)

Page history last edited by ManuBlasco 13 years, 9 months ago

Tigre, 70

San Lorenzo (2nd)


 

Details

Nationality Spanish
Ordered    
Started    
Named    
Launched 1747 b18,w2
Shipyard La Habana  
Plans    
Constructor    
Decks 2  
Rate 3rd Rates  
Class    
System Spanish  
Crew 590  
In Service 1747 b18,w2
Out Service 1762-jun-11 b18,w2
Fate Captured b18,w2
Becomes Tiger  

 

 

Dimensions

Units Lenght Keel Beam Depth Draught Weight Source
Codos 84' 78' 26'4" --- --- --- s1
Meters 48.27 44.83 15.13       s1

 

 

Armament

Guns Date # lbs # lbs # lbs # lbs Broadside Source
70 1752 ? 24 ? 18 ? 8 --- --- --- s1

 

 

 

Commanders

1752-feb-10   Captain D. Joaquin Gutierrez & Francisco Javier Tilly flagship? s1
1755-mm-00   Rear Admiral D. Pedro Mesia de la Cerda's flagship.  
1756-mm-00 1759-mm-00  Captain D. Gutierre de Hevia y Valdes.  
yyyy-mm-00 1762-jun-11 Captain D. Juan Ignacio de Madariaga.  

 

Service Record

1749-may-13 Left La Habana to El Ferrol with gold under Adm. Reggio's fleet1. GdM01
1749-jul-13 Arrived to El Ferrol under Adm. Reggio's fleet2 with 22,536,527 silver pesos fuertes & goods. GdM01
1754-mmm-00 Commmisioned for the Coral Campaign. ?
1755-apr-00 At La Carraca, Cadiz.  
1755-mmm-00 Campaign at the Mediterranean for Argelian pirates.  
1757-jun-09 Arrived to Ceuta scorting 8 merchantmen with troops & supplies.  
1760-mmm-00 Left Cadiz to patrol Mediterranean & Atlantic for pirates, joinned Cartagena's ships.  
1761-apr-14 Left Cadiz with Aquilon, Soberano, Vencedor, Asia & Venganza to La Habana.3  
1761-jun-29 All arrived to La Habana.  
1762-jun-11 Captured by the british at the Battle of La Habana. b18,w2

 

Actions & Battles

1762-jun-06 2nd Battle of La Habana  

 

Notes

(1): Admiral Reggio's fleet was formed by Vencedor, Leon, Invencible, Nueva Espanna, Tigre and frigate La Nis, with 9 merchantmen San Jorge, San Espiridion, Gabarra de Sevilla, Galgo, Concepcion, Soledad, San Ignacio, Santa Barbara & one gabarra more.

(2): Admiral Reggio's fleet was formed by Vencedor, Leon, Invencible, Nueva Espanna, Tigre and frigate La Nis, with merchantmen San Jorge, San Espiridion, Gabarra de Sevilla and Galgo.

(3) Transported 233 soldiers out of 1,439 in the fleet. The fleet stopped at Puerto Rico & Santiago de Cuba before arrived to La Habana.

 

Sources

GdM01 Gazeta de Madrid (22/07/1749)
s1 AGMAB "Estados de Fuerza y Vida" 2235/46

 

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