Nationality | Spanish | |
Ordered | 1752-mar-11 | |
Started | ? | |
Named | 1752-jul-15 | b8 |
Launched | 1754 | |
Launched | 1755 | b1 |
Shipyard | Cartagena | b1 |
Plans | Jorge Juan | |
Constructor | Edward Bryant | |
Supplier | ||
Decks | 2 | |
Rate | 3rd Rates | |
System | British | |
Crew | 578 | w2 |
In Service | 1755 | b1 |
Out Service | 1801-sep-22 | b1,s1 |
Fate | Transfered | |
Next | Atlas | 1808 |
Fate | Captured | |
In Service | 1808-jun-09 | s1 |
Out Service | 1817 | |
Fate | Broke up |
Units | Lenght (m.) | Keel | Beam (m.) | Depth (m.) | Draught | Weight | Displacement | Source |
Burgos ft. | 191'8" (55.08) | ? | 52' (14.94) | 26' (7.47) | ? | 1,658 Tn. | ? |
Guns | Date | # | lbs | # | lbs | # | lbs | # | lbs | Fires | Source |
74 | 1805 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |||
68 | 1755 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
1758-nov-00 | Captain D. Francisco Javier Tilly, Marquess of Casa Tilly | ||
1762 | Captain D. Agustin de Idiaquez | ||
1764-oct-00 | Captain D. Francisco Javier Tilly, Marquess of Casa Tilly | ||
1764-oct-00 | 1765-feb-00 | Captain ? | |
1765-feb-00 | Captain D. Francisco Javier Tilly, Marquess of Casa Tilly | ||
1769 | 1769 | Captain D. Alejo Gutierrez Rubalcava | |
1769 | 1770 | Captain D. Jose de Sierra | |
1770 | Captain D. Francisco Hidalgo de Cisneros y Ceijas | ||
1779 | Captain D. Antonio Casamara | ||
1782-oct-21 | Captain D. Diego Quevedo | ||
1790 | Captain D. Juan de Mendoza | ||
1797 | 1798 | Captain D. Gonzalo Vallejo. | |
1798 | 1800-may-19 | Captain D. Jose Manuel de Villena | |
1800-may-20 | 1800-oct-02 | Captain D. Jose Ramon de Vargas y Varaez |
1790 | Commodore D. Fernando Daoiz |
1755-aug-00 | Coppered at Cartagena. | ? |
1757-aug-00 | Coppered at Cartagena. | ? |
1758-dec-00 | Commisioned to fight pirates from Algiers, replacing Triunfante | |
1759-mar-00 | Commisioned to fight pirates at the Mediterranean. | |
1759-apr-11 | Recaptures the merchantship Santo Cristo del Chao from the Algeriens. | |
1759-apr-13 | Caputed an argelian pingue with 92 crew and his 2 spanish captured small merchantmen/fishers? | |
1759-aug-19 | Left Cartagena to Naples with Galicia, Terrible and Soberano if meet at high sea. | |
1759-sep-00 | Arrived to Naples with Galicia, Terrible & Soberano. | |
1759-oct-07 | Left Naples to Barcelona with the fleet (1) transporting future King of Spain, Charles III. | |
1759-oct-17 | Arrived to Barcelona with the fleet (1) transporting future King of Spain, Charles III. | |
1759-nov-02 | Entered at Cartagena with Galicia, Terrible & Soberano. | ? |
1760-mar-00 | At Cartagena. | |
1760-sep-00 | Commisioned to fight pirates at Catalunna with Perla. | |
1760-dec-00 | Left Cartagena to Naples with Portugal's minister. | |
1762 | Arrived to Cartagena with Astuto, Glorioso, frigates Astrea and Juno from Naples & patrol Mediterranean. | |
1762-aug-04 | Left Cartagena with Astuto, Terrible, frigates Astrea and Juno from Naples & patrol Mediterranean. | |
1764-sep-07 | Entered at Cartagena with Astuto, Terrible, frigates Astrea and Juno from Naples & north african coasts. | |
1764 | Commisioned with Astuto, Glorioso, Atlante, frigates Astrea, Perla, Dorada and Juno | |
1765 | Left Cartagena to fight pirates in the Mediterranean. | |
1765-jun-00 | Left Cartagena to Genoa under Adm. Marquess de la Victoria with Infant Maria Luisa. | |
1765-aug-00 | Arrived to Cartagena from Genoa under Adm. Marquess de la Victoria with Princess of Parma. | |
1769-feb-00 | Left Cartagena to Citavecchia with cardianls Solis & de la Cerda. | |
1769 | Traveled to Canary Islands. | |
1770 | At El Ferrol. | |
1770 | Left El Ferrol with frigates Industria, Liebre & urca Monserrat to Chile & Peru. | |
1771-apr-00 | Transported money from Cadiz to Genoa and Civitavecchia, scorting ships to Canary Islands. | |
1771-sep-00 | Entered Cartagena. | |
1779 | 1st Campaing of the English Channel. | |
1780-jan-13 | Left Brest to Cadiz under Adm. Gaston's fleet. | |
1780-jan-31 | Entered at Cadiz with Serio due to previous storm that dispersed Gaston's fleet. | |
1780-oct-27 | At Cadiz. | |
1781 | Under Gaston's fleet at the Siege of Gibraltar. | |
1781-aug-00 | At the assault of Menorca with San Pascual, 4 frigates & other minor vessels. | |
1782-oct-00 | At Algeciras under Adm. Cordoba's fleet. | |
1782-oct-21 | Battle of Cape Spartel | |
1790 | At Cadiz under Adm. Marquess del Socorro fleet. | |
1793-jan-00 | At Cartagena, in ordinary, ordered to set in commission. | |
1793-jul-00 | At Cartagena, disarmed and replaced by Triunfante | |
1795 | Under Adm. Langara's fleet at the Mediterranean for the Campaign of Toulon. | |
1796 | Transported 742 troops from Barcelona to Mallorca with Santa Brigida | |
1797-feb-14 | Battle of Cape St Vincent | |
1798-feb-08 | Left Cadiz with 22 SoL, 4 frigates & 3 corvettes chasing british blocking fleet of 9 SoL. | |
1801-sep-22 | Transfered to Napoleonic France under the name Atlas (74) | s1 |
Under frech flag as Atlas | ||
1808-jun-09 | Entered at Vigo and captured, served again under his original name & flag. | s1 |
1817 | Broke up at Vigo? |
1782-oct-21 | Battle of Cape Spartel | |
1797-feb-14 | Battle of Cape St Vincent |
(1)
Archivo General de Indias, Sección Contratación, legajo 2873.
R.G.M., julio 1978.
R.G.M., agosto 1986, Enrique Manera Regueyra, - "La política naval española del rey Carlos III".
José Ignacio González-Aller Hierro, "La Campaña de Trafalgar, Corpus Documental".
Juan Alsina Torrente, Una guerra romántica, 1778-1783".
Cesáreo Fernández Duro, "Armada española", Tomos VII y VIII.
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José Garmendia, "Tomás Ruiz de Apodaca, un comerciando alavés con Indias (1709-1767)"
"Dictionnaire de la flotte de guerre francaise de 1671 a nos jours", Vol. I (s1)