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HCMF Aurora (1738)

Page history last edited by ManuBlasco 13 years, 10 months ago

 

Aurora, 24/30

 

Details 
Nationality Spanish
Ordered    
Started    
Named    
Launched 1738-apr-20  
Shipyard Cadiz   
Plans Cipriano Autran  ? 
Constructor Cipriano Autran   
Decks 1   
Rate 5th Rate   
Class Aguila  
System Spanish   
Crew    
In Service 1738-aug-00   
Out Service 1753/1769/1772 ? 
Fate Broke up/Wrecked  ? 

 

 

Dimensions
Units Length Keel Beam Depth Draught Weight Displacement Source
Burgos ft. l (m.) k (m.) b (m.) d (m.) d (m.) w (Tn.) D (Tn.)  

 

 

Armament
Guns Date # lbs # lbs # lbs Broadside Source 
24 1738   12   8     lbs (Kg.)  
28 1738   12   4        
30 1744               GdM01
30  1746               s1 

 

 

Commanders 

1745-mm-dd yyyy-mm-dd Captain D. Pedro Fitz-James Stuart y Portugal.  

 

 

Service Record 

1739-mm-00 Assigned to Cartagena navy department.  
1740-feb-00 At Cartagena in ordinary.  
1744-may-19 Entered at Cartagena from Malaga. GdM01
1745-mm-00 Commissioned around Mediterranean, Spain, Italy & France.  
1746-jul-11 At Cartagena in commission. s1
1746-mm-00 Near Cape Horn. ?
1762-mm-00 Near Cape Horn. ?
1768-dec-00 At Cadiz in bad state, suggested to be broke up by Autran.  
1769-jan-10 Ordered to be broke up.  
1772-mm-00 Wrecked at Montevideo bay, in his way back to Spain from Peru with gold & silver. ??

 

Actions & Battles

yyyy-mmm-dd Link to Action or battle name.

 

Notes

We are not sure if the frigate wrecked at Montevideo Bay was this or a private one.

 

Sources

GdM01 Gazeta de Madrid (26/05/1744)
  Biografia de Pedro Stuart.
  Revista General de Marina.
  "La Carraca, el primer arsenal ilustrado español", José Quintero

s1

 "Colección de opúsculos del Excmo. Sr. D. Martín Fernández de Navarrete...", 1848. pag. 44-46. 

 

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