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HCMS Triunfante (1756)

Page history last edited by ManuBlasco 15 years, 6 months ago

HCMS Triunfante, 68/74

Santiago el Menor

Details

NationalitySpanish
Ordered
Started1753-sep-26
Named
Launched1756-feb-01
ShipyardEl FerrolEsteiro
PlansJorge Juan
ConstructorRicardo Rooth
Decks2
Rate3rd Rates
Class
SystemBritish System
Crew
In Service1756-aug-00
Out Service1796-jan-05
Out Service1795-jan-06?
FateWrecked

 

Dimensions

UnitsLengthKeelBeamDepthDraughtWeightDisplacementSource
l (m.)k (m.)b (m.)d (m.)d (m.)w (Tn.)D (Tn.)

 

Armament

GunsDate#lbs#lbs#lbs#lbsFiresSource
701756?24?18?8?lbslbs (Kg.)

 

Commanders

1759-mmm-00yyyy-mmm-00Captain D. Juan de Langara.
1765-feb-00yyyy-mmm-00Captain D. Adrian Caudron de Cantein.
1769-apr-00yyyy-mmm-00Captain D. Juan Garcia de Postigo.
1783-aug-00yyyy-mmm-00Captain D. Sebastian Ruiz de Apodaca.
1793-jul-00yyyy-mmm-00Captain D. Antonio Perez Meca.
1795-mmm-001796-jan-05Captain D. Juan Vicente Yannez.

 

Officers

1759-mmm-ddyyyy-mmm-00Admiral D. Andres Reggio's flagship.
1762-mmm-ddyyyy-mmm-00Commodore D. Blas de Barreda's flagship.

 

Service Record

1756-aug-00At El Ferrol, under Com. Stuart's squadron with Hector, Soberano & Vencedor
1756-oct-00Entered at Cartagena with Hector, Soberano & Vencedor, set in ordinary & disarmed.
1757-mar-00At Cartagena, set in commission with Hector, Soberano & Vencedor
1758-may-00At Cartagena, set in commission with Hector, Soberano, Septentrion, Vencedor, Astrea & Juno for antipiracy.
1758-nov-00Left the squadron, stood out by Atlante.
1759-aug-29Left Cadiz with a fleet of 10 SoL, 2 frigates & 2 minor vessels to Naples.
1759-sep-28The fleet arrived to Naples.
1759-oct-07King Charles III of Spain embarked in Real Fenix and a combined fleet departed to Barcelona.
1759-oct-17The combined fleet with Charles III of Spain arrived to Barcelona.
1760-mar-00At Cartagena.
1760-jul-03Left Cartagena with Soberano to supply spanish ships at Argel.
1760-sep-00Set to careen & coppered at Cartagena.
1761-mmm-00Patrolled around Mediterranean for pirates with Terrible & Astrea.
1762-jan-02At Cadiz under Com. Barreda's squadron.
1765-jun-24Left Cadiz to Genoa with future Queen of Austria, Maria Luisa with a fleet (1).
1765-mmm-00Arrived to Cartagena & left to Genoa.
1765-jul-17Arrived to Genoa.
1765-jul-25Embarked future Pricess of Asturias, Princess Maria Luisa de Parma and departed from Genoa.
1765-aug-11Arrived to Cartagena.
1766-feb-00Left Cartagena to patrol Mediterranean, stopped at Mahon.
1766-jun-00Entered at Cartagena.
1767-feb-00Commissioned to pick up jesuitas from around Spain to Cadiz and from there to Civitaveichia, Rome.
1767-may-00Patrolled Cape St. Vincent & St. Maria.
1767-aug-10Arrived at Mogador, Morrocco to pick up Jorge Juan and ambassadors of a peace & trade treaty.
1767-aug-27Entered at Cadiz from Mogador.
1769-mmm-00Transported troops between Ceuta & Cartagena.
1769-mmm-00Patrolled coast off Argel for piracy.
1770-mmm-00Patrolled coast off Argel for piracy.
1779-jun-00At Cartagena in ordinary, disarmed.
1781-mmm-00Siege of Gibraltar.
1782-apr-00At Cartagena.
1782-oct-21Battle of Cape Spartel
1783-apr-24Left Cartagena to Istanbul with San Pascual & brig Infante.
1783-may-05Entered at Menorca with San Pascual & Santa Clotilde.
1793-jul-00At Cartagena, in commission, armed in place of Atlante.
1795-mmm-00At the Mediterranean under Adm. Gravina's fleet.
1795-jan-05Run ashore at Rosas Bay and sunk. Could be recovered almost all the gunnery & goods from the ship.?
1796-jan-06Run ashore at Rosas Bay and sunk. Could be recovered almost all the gunnery & goods from the ship.?

 

Actions & Battles

1782-oct-21Battle of Cape Spartel

 

Notes

In 1974, the spanish navy recovered one 24 lbs gun, 8, 18 & 24 lbs amunition and some hull parts with copper plates.

All it is holded at the Museo Maritimo de Barcelona.

(1) Rayo, Poderoso & 5 more ships.

 

Sources

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