The Mediterranean department base for the spanish navy, was for many years the Mediterranean galley base as a natural harbour.
The construction of Cartagena as a modern shipyard & arsenal started on february 20th, 1731 & was finished on january 1782.
Planned by D. Sebastian Feringan, with modifications by Jorge Juan, Antonio de Ulloa and Juan Jose Navarro (Marques de la Victoria).
In april 1750 were launched the first vessels built at Cartagena; jabeques Cazador & Galgo.
In 1759 were finished the dry careen dockyards, been the first ones in Spain.
Year | Original Name | Guns | Constructor | Sources |
1751 | Septentrion | 64 | b7 | |
1754 | Tridente | 68 | b7 | |
1754 | Terrible | 68 | b7 | |
1755 | Atlante | 68 | b7 | |
1764 | Velasco | 68 | Eduardo Bryant | b7 |
1766 | San Genaro | 74 | Eduardo Bryant | b7 |
1767 | Santa Isabel | 74 | b7 | |
1769 | San Nicolas de Bari | 80 | b7 | |
1771 | San Joaquin | 70 | b7 | |
1772 | San Juan Bautista | 70 | b7 | |
1773 | Angel de la Guarda | 70 | b7 | |
1776 | San Damaso | 70 | b7 | |
1778 | San Vicente Ferrer | 80 | b7 | |
1779 | San Justo | 74 | b7 | |
1781 | San Julian | 64 | b7 | |
1785 | San Antonio | 74 | b7 | |
1785 | San Ildefonso | 74 | Romero Landa | b7 |
1787 | San Fulgencio | 64 | b7 | |
1788 | San Francisco de Paula | 74 | Romero Landa | b7 |
1791 | Conquistador | 74 | Romero Landa | b7 |
1795 | Asia | 74 | b7?? |
Year | Original Name | Guns | Constructor | Sources |
1752 | Perla | 22 | b7 | |
1753 | Dorada | 22 | b7 | |
1753 | Flecha | 22 | b7 | |
1753 | Esmeralda | 22 | b7 | |
1755 | Juno | 26 | Eduardo Bryant | b7,79 |
1755 | Palas | 26 | Eduardo Bryant | b79 |
1756 | Astrea | 26 | Eduardo Bryant | b7,79 |
1766 | Santa Rosalia | 26 | Eduardo Bryant | b7,79 |
1771 | Santa Dorotea | 26 | b7 | |
1772 | Santa Clara | 26 | b7 | |
1772 | N S de Regla | 26 | b7 | |
1773 | Santa Florentina | 26 | b7 | |
1775 | Palas | 26 | b7 | |
1777 | Santa Monica | 26 | b7 | |
1778 | Santa Rufina | 34 | b7 | |
1784 | Santa Casilda | 34 | Romero Landa | b7 |
1785 | Santa Brigida | 34 | Travieso | b7 |
1786 | Santa Florentina | 34 | Romero Landa | b7 |
1788 | N S de la Soledad | 34 | Romero Landa | b7 |
1789 | Perla | 34 | Romero Landa | b7 |
1795 | Fama | 34 | b7 |
b007 | El Arsenal de Cartagena en el siglo XVIII |