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HCMS Espanna (1818)

Page history last edited by ManuBlasco 13 years, 5 months ago

Espanna (2nd), 74

Details

Former Nord Adler
Nationality Bought
Ordered ?  
Started 1809-dec-02 s1 
Named ?  
Launched 1811-may-21 s1
Shipyard Archangelsk s1
Yard Solombala s1
Plans A S Katasonov   
Constructor A M Kurochkin s1 
Decks 2  
Rate 3rd Rates  
Class Selafail s1 
Crew    
In Service 1818-feb-27  
Out Service 1822-mar-12 s2 
Fate Sold & Broke up s2 

 

Dimensions

Units Lenght Keel Beam Depth Draught Weight Displacement Source
British ft. 178' --- 48' 19'3" --- --- 2,7000 Tn. s1 
Meters 54.25 --- 14.63 5.86 --- --- ---  
Burgos ft. 188' --- 53' 25' 26'8" --- --- s3
Meters 52.38 --- 14.77 6.87 7.43 --- ---  

 

Armament

Guns Date # lbs # lbs # lbs # lbs # lbs Fires (lbs/kg) Source
76 1818 28 36s 30 24s 18 8 --- --- --- --- ? ? 
80 1820 28 36s 30 24s 12 8 4o 4 6c 8 1,888 (924) s3

 

 

 

Commanders

1820-jun-30  Captain D. Marcos Guruceta. s3 

 

Service Record

1817-aug-11 Signed the sell between Russian embasor at Spain Demetrius Pavlovitch Tatischev and the spanish war minister Franscisco Eguia.  
1817-sep-28 Left Kronstadt with "future" España (74), Velasco (74), Fernando VII (74), Alejandro I (74) & 3 frigates to Cadiz.  
1817-dec-10 The Russian Squadron arrived to Deal, UK.  
1817-dec-21 At Portsmouth for repairs and supplies.  
1818-jan-29 At Spithead ready to depart to Cadiz waiting for good winds.  
1818-feb-04 Finally the Russian Squadron of 5 Ships of the line and 3 frigates under Rear Adm. Muller, left Portsmouth to Cadiz.  
1818-feb-21 Arrived to Cadiz with España (74), Velasco (74), Fernando VII (74),  Alejandro I (74), Reina Maria Isabel (44), Astrolabio (44) & Mercurio (44)  
1818-feb-27 Oficially hand in to the Spanish Royal Navy at Cadiz by Rear Admiral Muller.  
1819-mm-00 At Cadiz.  
1820-jun-30 At Cadiz, with only 208 crew. Most of his supplies were used to commission other ships.  
1821-mm-00 Out of service, entered at La Carraca, Cadiz.  
1821-dec-13 Public notice of sell at Cadiz.  
1822-mar-12 Sold with Numancia (74), Fernando VII (74)  and Alejandro I (74) for 285,000 reales de vellon and Montañes (74) & Velasco (74) for 20,000  

 

Battles

 

Notes

Was made of pinewood.

The trip from St. Petersburg to Cadiz last 146 days!

 

Sources

s1 - L.A. Kuznetsov, "The Russian Squadron for the King of Spain", Gangut No. 31 & 33 (St. Petersburg, 2002-2003) 

s2 - Antonio Alemparte Guerrero, "La Escuadra Rusa vendida por Alejandro I a Fernando VII en 1817", Inst. de Historia y Cultura Naval, nº 36, Madrid 2001.

s3 - Archivo General de Marina Alvaro Bazan, "Estados de Fuerza y vida" legajo 2235/16 

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