Galga, 50/56
Nuestra Señora del Carmen (4th)
| Details |
| Nationality |
Spanish |
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| Ordered |
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| Started |
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| Named |
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| Launched |
1731 |
w2 |
| Launched |
1732 |
b8 |
| Shipyard |
Cadiz |
Puntales |
| Plans |
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| Constructor |
Juan Casanova |
b8,w2 |
| Decks |
2 |
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| Rate |
4th Rates |
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| System |
Spanish |
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| Crew |
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| In Service |
1731-jul-14 |
w2 |
| Out Service |
1750-aug-26 |
w2 |
| Fate |
Wrecked |
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| Dimensions |
| Units |
Lenght |
Keel |
Beam |
Depth |
Draught |
Weight |
Source |
| Codos |
64' |
58.15 |
17.11 |
8.7 |
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631 Tn. |
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| Armament |
| Guns |
Date |
# |
lbs |
# |
lbs |
# |
lbs |
Fires |
Source |
| 50 |
1732 |
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w2,b8 |
| 56 |
1732 |
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w2 |
| 54 |
1748 |
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B098 |
Commanders
Service Record
| 1732-mm-00 |
Under Adm. Reggio's fleet to Liorna & La Spezia. |
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| 1733-nov-29 |
Left Barcelona for Campaign of Sicily & Naples under Rear Adm. Clavijo's fleet of 16 SoL |
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| 1734-jan-20 |
Entered at Parma from La Spezia. |
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| 1734-mm-00 |
Assault and capture of Brindisi's castle with 200 seamen & 100 marines. |
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| 1734-mm-00 |
Left to Naples to be congratulated by Infant Charles and name Marquees of Brindisi. |
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| 1734-mm-00 |
Left Naples to Parma scorting a convoy and later left Parma to Cadiz. |
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| 1735-mar-00 |
At Cadiz set to careen & maintenance repairs. |
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| 1735-sep-28 |
Left Cadiz to Cartagena with Conquistador, Principe & San Isidro |
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| 1735-oct-00 |
Action vs. Algerian ships near Cape Gata. |
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| 1735-mm-00 |
Entered at Cartagena. |
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| 1736-mm-00 |
Entered at Cadiz. |
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| 1737-mm-00 |
Left Cadiz to Rio de la Plata, Argentina with Paloma Indiana |
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| 1737-dec-00 |
Arrived to Rio de la Plata and was involved in small actions versus portuguesses. |
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| 1739-mar-13 |
Entered at Cadiz from Rio de la Plata carring 30,816 pesos with Paloma Indiana |
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| 1740-mar-00 |
Left Cadiz under Adm. Lopez Pintado's fleet to El Ferrol. |
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| 1740-mar-30 |
Entered at El Ferrol. |
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| 1741-mar-13 |
Left El Ferrol to La Habana Leon and San Isidro with naval supplies. |
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| 1741-nov-00 |
Left Cadiz under Admiral Navarro's fleet to Barcelona to transport troops to Italy. |
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| 1742-mm-00 |
Blocked with Admiral Navarro's fleet at Toulon. |
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| 1743-mm-00 |
Disarmed and crew assigned to other ships in Navarro's fleet, prior the battle of Cape Sicie. |
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| 1746-mm-00 |
At Cartagena. |
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| 1747-mm-00 |
Left Cadiz to Veracruz, later joinned Adm. Reggio's fleet at La Habana. |
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| 1748-mar-14 |
Left Cadiz to Veracruz with more warships, scorting a convoy of 20-30 merchantmen.1 |
B098 |
| 1748-mar-18 |
Action vs. Cotes |
B098 |
| 1748-aug-12 |
Left Veracruz with Fuerte (60) to La Habana because the Armada de Barlovento was disolved. |
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| 1748-oct-12 |
1st Battle of La Habana |
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| 1749-may-13 |
Left La Habana with Adm. Reggio's fleet to El Ferrol with gold & 8 merchantmen.2 |
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| 1749-mm-00 |
Back to La Habana & Veracruz. |
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| 1749-mm-00 |
Left Veracruz with Fuerte (60) to La Habana. |
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| 1749-mm-00 |
Patrolled with Fuerte (60) waters off La Habana. |
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| 1750-mm-00 |
Patrolled with Fuerte (60) waters off La Habana. |
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| 1750-aug-18 |
Left La Habana to Cadiz with brig N S de las Mercedes & 6 merchantmen, troops & british prisioners.3 |
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| 1750-aug-26 |
Wrecked by a storm, near Cape Hatteras, Bermudas, all the crew besides one soldier survived. |
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Notes
Due to his few and low caliber guns, it is listed as frigate in most spanish sources.
1Soberbio (74), Leon (74), Oriente (70), Colorado (70), Brillante (64), Pastora (64), Rosario (60), Xavier (54) and Galga (54) (B098)
2Admiral Andres de Reggio's fleet: Invencible (70), Nueva España (64), Vencedor (70), Tigre (70), Leon (70) & Galga (56).
3The merchantmen were: N S de Guadalupe (aka Augusta Celi or La Nynfa), N S de la Soledad y San Francisco Javier, El Salvador (aka Enrique), San Pedro, N S de los Godos (aka Arinton) & Mariana.
Sources
B098 "The Navy in the 1739-1748 War", by H.W. Richmond (google books)
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