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HCMS Guerrero (1755)

Page history last edited by ManuBlasco 13 years, 2 months ago

Guerrero, 68/74

San Raimundo

 

 

Details 
Nationality Spanish
Ordered 1752-jun-15
Started 1753-mm-00
Named 1752-jul-15 b8
Launched 1755
Shipyard El Ferrol
Plans Jorge Juan
Constructor Guillermo Turner
Decks 2
Rate 3rd Rates
Class 12th Apostles
System British
Crew 560
In Service 1759
Out Service 1850
Fate Broke up

 

Dimensions     
Units Lenght Keel Beam Depth Draught Weight Source
Codos 92'5" 80' 23'16" 11' 12' 1,781 Tn. b2
Meters 53.16 45.98 13.60 6.32 6.90 2,704 m3  (b2)
Codos 87'12" 77'12" 24'12" 11'18" - 1,605 Tn.  s1
Meters 50.29 44.54 14.08 6.75 - 2,537 m3  (s1)
Burgos ft. 191'8" 164'2" 52'6" 24' 26' 1,961 Tn. s1
Meters 55.08 47.17 15.09 6.90 7.47 2,977 m3  (s1)
Burgos ft. 194'9" 171' 52'6" 23'8" 26'3" 1,670 Tn. s1
Meters 55.96 49.14 15.09 6.80 7.54 2,536 m3  (s1)

 

 

 

Armament     
Guns Date # lbs # lbs # lbs # lbs Broadside Source
68 1759 28 24 30 18 10 8 2p 2 646 (316) s1
74 1790 28 24 30 18 16 8 4ob 4 674 (330) s1
78 1799 28 24 30 18 20 8 (2+2)ob 9'+7' 686 (336) s1
80 1820 28 24 30 18 22 12 4ob 4 738 (361) s1
74 1833 28  24 30 24 16 12 - - 792 (388) s1

 

 

 

 

Commanders

1759-apr-00   Frigate Captain D. Bernabe Urcullu.
1759-mm-00   Captain D. Joaquin de Aguirre. ?
1764-may-19   Captain D. Jose de San Vicente.
1781-apr-10   Captain D. Pedro Obregon.
1790-may-00   Commodore D. Francisco Xavier Muñoz y Goosens.
1794-mm-00   Captain D. Jose Justo Salcedo.
1797-mm-00   Captain D. Nicolas Estrada y Posada.
1798-mm-00   Captain D. Jose Justo Salcedo.
1799-mm-00   Captain D. Nicolas Estrada y Posada.
1801-apr-00   Captain D. Francisco Javier de Uriarte.
1801-dec-14   Commodore D. Juan Maria de Villavicencio.
1802-sep-30   Captain D. Agustin de Figueroa.
1805-feb-00   Captain D. Jose de la Encina.
1820-mm-00   Captain D. Jose Obregon.
1820-jun-30   Frigate Cpt. D. Fernando Dominici  
1822-mm-00   Captain D. Francisco Perez de Grandallana.
1823-mm-00   Captain D. Jose Primo de Rivera y Ortiz de Pinedo.
1826-aug-00   Commodore D. Angel Laborde.
1829-mm-00   Commodore D. Jose Primo de Rivera y Ortiz de Pinedo.
1833-jan-02   Captain D. Jose Morales de los Rios 
1833-nov-23   Commodore D. Antonio Quintano 

 

Officials

1781-may-21 Admiral D. Jose Solano y Bote's flagship.

 

Service Record

1759-apr-00 At El Ferrol.  
1759-may-09 Left El Ferrol to Cadiz. s1
1759-may-00 Arrived to Cadiz.  
1759-mm-00 Left Cadiz to Cartagena.  
1759-mm-00 Arrived to Cartagena.  
1759-aug-00 Left Cartagena to Naples with more ships.  
1759-sep-28 The fleet arrived to Naples.  
1759-oct-07 King Charles III of Spain embarked in Fenix and the fleet departed.  
1759-oct-17 The fleet with Charles III of Spain arrived to Barcelona.  
1760-mar-00 At El Ferrol.  
1760-dec-00 At El Ferrol waiting for maintenance repairs.  
1764-may-19 Left El Ferrol to Cadiz with Oriente (70)  
1764-mm-00 Arrived to Cadiz with Oriente (70)  
1765-jun-24 Left with 8 SoL1 with future Queen of Austria Archiduquesa Luisa Maria to Genoa.   b6
1765-jul-17 Arrived to Genoa.   b6
1765-jul-25 Departed with future Pricess of Asturias, Maria Luisa de Parma from Genoa.   b6
1765-aug-11 Arrived to Cartagena.   b6
1770-jul-00 Departed for sailing test with Sto Domingo (74) & Santisima Trinidad (114).  
1770-aug-00 Entered from sailing test with Sto Domingo (74) & Santisima Trinidad (114).  
1777-mar-00 At El Ferrol.  
1779-jun-00 Left El Ferrol under Admiral Arce's fleet of 8 SoL and 2 frigates.  
1779-jul-02 Joined french Orvilliers' fleet near Sisargas islands.  
1779-aug-00 First Campaign of the British Channel.  
1779-sep-00 Entered at Brest with the french-spanish fleet.  
1780-jan-13 Left Brest under Admiral Gaston's fleet to Cadiz.  
1780-feb-03 Entered at Cadiz with Admiral Gaston's main fleet.  
1780-apr-28 Left Cadiz under Admiral Solano's fleet with merchantmen to La Habana.  
1780-aug-04 Entered at La Habana.  
1780-oct-16 Left La Habana to Pensacola under Admiral Solano's fleet with troops.  
1780-oct-00 Due to a hurricane, the fleet returned to La Habana.  
1781-apr-10 Departed under Solano's fleet for the Campaign of Pensacola.  
1781-may-00 Back to La Habana.  
1781-may-21 Left as Adm. Solano's flagship with 10 spanish & 4 french SoL & 2 frigates looking for a british convoy.  
1781-may-26 Entered back to La Habana, because they did not find the british convoy.  
1781-jul-29 Left La Habana with Astuto (74)Arrogante (74)Gallardo (74)Sta Lucia (34) & over 60 merchantmen.  
1781-oct-09 Entered at Cadiz with Astuto (74)Arrogante (74)Gallardo (74),  Sta Lucia (34) & merchantmen with 2,857,000 pesos.  
1781-mmm-00 At Cadiz set for small repairs.  
1782-apr-01 At Cadiz fitting.  
1782-may-00 Left under Cordoba's fleet for the 2nd Campaign of the British Channel.  
1782-jul-00 Patrolling Scilly & Quessant islands, scapes from Admiral Howe's fleet to Cadiz.  
1782-aug-00 Entered at Cadiz.  
1782-sep-12 Entered at Algeciras bay with Cordoba's fleet for the Campaign of Blocking of Gibraltar.  
1782-oct-13 Left Algeciras bay under Cordoba's, pursuing Howe's ships.  
1782-oct-21 Battle of Cape Spartel  
1784-mm-00 At Cadiz, in ordinary, disarmed.  
1790-may-00 Set in commissioned at Cartagena.  
1790-jul-00 Joined Admiral Solano's fleet for the Nootka incident.  
1790-sep-08 Entered at Cadiz. s1
1790-dec-15 Left Cadiz with San Genaro (74) to Cartagena to set both in ordinary. s1
1790-dec-19 Entered at Cartagena with San Genaro (74) to set both in ordinary. s1
1794-mm-00 Joined Admiral Langara's fleet in the Mediterranean.  
1798-mm-00 At Cadiz under Mazarredo's fleet, blocked by Admiral Jervis' fleet.  
1798-mm-00 Avoided blocking and departed from Cadiz to La Habana.  
1799-mm-00 Returned to Cadiz? with gold.  
1799-mm-00 Joined Mazarredo's fleet at Cartagena.  
1799-jun-29 Left Cartagena with Mazarredo's fleet joined by Admiral Bruix's fleet to Cadiz.  
1799-jul-10 Entered at Cadiz. s1
1799-jul-20 Left Cadiz with Mazarredo's & Bruix's fleet to Brest.  
1799-aug-09 Arrived to Brest.  
1801-dec-14 Left Brest under Gravina's fleet to Haiti.  
1802-sep-30 Arrived to Barcelona from Naples with Principe de Asturias, Bahama, Atocha, Soledad & a brig, carring Etruria's Kings.  
1805-jan-00 At Cartagena.  
1805-may-18 Left Cartagena for crew trainning under Salcedo' fleet.  
1805-may-20 Entered at Cartagena.  
1805-jun-08 Left Cartagena for crew trainning under Adm. Salcedo' fleet.  
1805-jun-11 Entered at Cartagena.  
1805-jul-20 Left Cartagena with Salcedo' fleet to join french-spanish fleet at Cadiz.  
1805-jul-00 Returned to Cartagena due to british fleet off Cadiz.  
1805-oct-00 At Cartagena under Salcedo's fleet.  
1808-feb-00 At Cartagena under Valdes' fleet.  
1810-aug-13 At Cartagena commissioned to depart to Mahon.  
1819-mm-00 At Cadiz, Commissioned to join campaign at Buenos Aires, under Adm. Mourelle de la Rua's fleet, finally aborted.  
1820-jun-30 At Cadiz. s1
1823-mm-00 Entered at Cadiz from La Habana.  
1823-sep-15 Was disarmed and been careened at La Carraca, Cadiz.  
1825-oct-00 Finished careen and armed.  
1826-jan-00 Departed from Cadiz to Santiago de Cuba with corvette Zafiro and other small vessels.  
1826-mar-19 Arrived to Santiago de Cuba with war supplies, with heavy damages due to the cruise.  
1826-jun-00 At La Habana, with more ships to fight Colombian & Mexican navies.  
1826-aug-00 Left La Habana to Mexico, with 5 frigates & 2 bergantines, scorting 4,000 soldiers.  
1826-sep-05 Suffered a storm, arriving alone & without masts to Puerto Rico.  
1826-sep-00 Returned to La Habana.  
1826-oct-00 Repaired at La Habana.  
1827-dec-04 Left La Habana with Iberia (40) & brig Hercules with supplies & gold.  
1827-dec-20 Arrived to San Juan de Puerto Rico, embarked troops & supplies.  
1827-dec-23 Left San Juan de Puerto Rico to Mexico.  
1828-mar-25 Entered at La Habana.  
1829-mmm-00 Left La Habana to Cadiz.  
1830-apr-00 Arrived to Cadiz without masts & heavy damages from storms.  
1833-jan-02 Left Cadiz? after been careened. s1
1833-nov-23 Left Vigo. s1
1834-mm-00 At El Ferrol unarmed.  
1850-mm-00 Broke up at El Ferrol.  

 

Actions & Battles

1782-oct-21 Battle of Cape Spartel

 

Notes

Great lasting service record, 92 years! Did not need careen until 1767 (12 years witout maintenance).

1 Rayo (80)Arrogante (74)Poderoso (70)Oriente (70) & 4 more ships of the line.

 

Sources (research by Santiago Gomez)

AGS, Sección Estado, legajo 6090.

AGI, Cuba, legajo 2049.

AGI, Sección Estado, 17, N.124

RGM, septiembre 1928, Julio Iglesias, "Recuerdos de la Real Armada y de la Civil".

RHN, año 1983, nº 2, Fernando Serrano Mangas, "La Armada española frente a la oleada de corsarios colombianos en 1826".

RHN, año 1985, nº 10, Agustín Rodríguez González, "Una travesía accidentada en 1810".

RHN, año 1987, nº 19, José Fernández Gaytán, "La Marina liberal en las guerras civiles del siglo XIX".

RHN, año 1990, nº 28, Antonio Egea López, "Ángel Laborde, comandante del apostadero de La Habana".

Cesáreo Fernández Duro, "Disquisiciones náuticas", Tomo V.

Cesáreo Fernández Duro, "Armada española".

Francisco Morales Padrón, "Diario de Don Francisco de Saavedra".

Juan Alsina Torrente, "Una guerra romántica, 1778-1783".

Periódico de la Sociedad Médico-Quirúrgica de Cádiz, tomo III, 1822.

"Historia Económico-Política y estadística de la isla de Cuba", Ramón de la Sagra, 1831.

AGMAB, Estados de Fuerza y Vida, leg. 2235/19 (s1)

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