Europa (3rd), 74
San Lesmes

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Nationality |
Spanish |
 |
Ordered |
? |
|
Started |
1789 |
? |
Named |
? |
|
Launched |
1789-oct-19 |
b84 |
Shipyard |
El Ferrol |
b84 |
Plans |
Romero Landa |
b84 |
Constructor |
Tomas Bryant |
? |
Decks |
2 |
|
Rate |
3rd Rates |
|
System |
Landa |
b84 |
Class |
Ildefonsinos |
b84 |
Crew |
|
|
In Service |
1789-oct-19 |
b84 |
Out Service |
1801 |
b84 |
Fate |
Wrecked |
b84 |
Out Service |
1803 |
? |
Fate |
Broke up |
? |
Units |
Length |
Keel |
Beam |
Depth |
Draught |
Weight |
Displacement |
Source |
Burgos ft. (meters) |
190' |
|
52' |
25' |
|
1,640 Tn. |
|
b84 |
Meters |
54.60 |
|
14.94 |
7.18 |
|
|
|
|
Guns |
Date |
# |
lbs |
# |
lbs |
# |
lbs |
# |
lbs |
Broadside |
Source |
74 |
1789 |
28 |
24 |
30 |
18 |
16 |
8 |
- |
- |
670 (328) |
b84 |
Commanders
1794-dec-22 |
1795-mm-00 |
Frigate Captain D. Jose Gardoqui |
|
1795-mm-00 |
1796-mm-00 |
Comodore D. Ignacio Maria de Alava. |
|
Service Record
1794-jun-15 |
Arrived to Veracruz. |
s5 |
1794-dec-22 |
Left Veracruz to La Habana with 6,425,526 pesos in merchant frigates Astuta, Afortunada (Dolores), San Jose y San Antonio & N S de la Pineda. |
s4 |
1795-jan-30 |
At La Habana. |
|
1795-feb-28 |
Left La Habana to Cadiz with San Carlos (112), gold, platinum & goods. |
s3,GdM1 |
1795-apr-19 |
Arrived to Cadiz with San Carlos (112), 9,773,587 pesos, precious metals & goods. |
s3,GdM1 |
1795-nov-29 |
Left Cadiz to Chile as Com. Alava's flagship with Montañes (74), San Pedro (74), N S del Pilar (34) & Fama (34). |
s1 |
1795-dec-06 |
Nearby waters of Canary Islands. |
s1 |
1795-dec-19 |
N S del Pilar left the squadron to Puerto Soledad, Malvinas, with letters. |
s1 |
1796-jan-28 |
Com. Alava's squadron arrived to Port Egmont, Malvinas and joinned there again N S del Pilar (34) |
s1 |
1796-feb-04 |
Com. Alava's squadron left Port Egmont. |
s1 |
1796-mar-04 |
Arrived to Concepcion (Chile) with Europa (74), Montañes (74), N S del Pilar (34) & Fama (34). |
s1 |
1796-mar-06 |
Arrived to Port Talcahuango, Concepcion, Chile the San Pedro (74) alone. |
s1 |
1796-oct-06 |
Left El Callao to Manila under Com. Alava's with Europa (74), Montañes (74), San Pedro (74), N S del Pilar (34) & Fama (34). |
s2 |
1801-mm-00 |
Wrecked at Manila, Philippines, due to lack of careen. |
b84 |
Battles
Notes
Was coppered at his construction.
Sources
Gazeta de Madrid (24/04/1795) (GdM1)
Archivo General de Indias,ESTADO,45,N.24 (s1)
Archivo General de Indias,ESTADO,45,N.27 (s2)
Archivo General de Indias,ESTADO,23,N.4 (s3)
Archivo General de Indias,ESTADO,22,N.67 (s4)
Archivo General de Indias,ESTADO,36,N.27 (s5)
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