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HCMS Infante Don Pelayo (1792)

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Infante Don Pelayo, 74

Pelayo

Graphic copyright of Juan Garcia from www.todoababor.es published here under his authorization.

 

Battle of Cape St Vincent (1797-feb-14) - Pelayo (front) runs to help Santisima Trinidad
MNM (#346) - by Antonio Brugada (1858)
Details
Nationality Spanish
Ordered    
Started 1791 ?
Named    
Launched 1791-dec-22 GdM01
Shipyard La Habana  
Plans Romero Landa b84
Constructor ? ?
Decks 2  
Rate 3rd Rates  
Class Ildefonsinos b84
System Landa b84
Crew 397-708  s1
In Service 1792  
Out Service 1802-apr-12 b192
Fate Transfered
Next Desaix 1804

 

 

  Dimensions 
Units Length Keel Beam Depth Draught Weight Source
Burgos ft. 190'   52' 25'   1,640 Tn. b84
Meters 54.60   14.94 7.18   2,490 m3  (b84)
Burgos ft. 190' 165' 52' 25' 26' 1,642 Tn. s1
Meters 54.60 44.83  14.94 7.18 7.47  2,493 m3  (s1)

 

 

  Armament 
Guns Date # lbs # lbs # lbs # lbs # lbs  # lbs Broadside Source
74 1792 28 24 30 18 16 8 - - - - - - 670 (328) b84,s1
90  1799 28 36 30  24 8  8 18o  7' 2o  11' 4o  4   s1 
70 1802 28 36 30 24 12 8 2b 8 4 4p - - 912 (446) b192

 

 

Commanders

1793-mar-04 1793-jul-00  Captain D. Ambrosio Jose Justiniani s1
1793-aug-14 1794-nov-16 Captain D. Pedro Wintuiser s1
1796-sep-26 1802-apr-12 Captain D. Cayetano Valdes. s1,b192

 

 

Service Record

1792-mm-00 Left La Habana to Cadiz.  
1793-mar-04 Entered at Cadiz from La Habana carring gold, silver & goods. s1
1793-jul-10 Entered at Cartagena. s1
1793-aug-14 Entered at Cadiz.  s1 
1794-mar-04 Entered at Cartagena s1
1794-apr-23 Left Cadiz. s1
1794-aug-11 Left Cadiz. s1
1794-aug-26 Entered at Cadiz. s1
1794-sep-14 Left Cadiz. s1
1794-nov-16 Entered at Cadiz. s1
1796-sep-26 Left Cartagena? s1
1796-dec-28 Entered at Cartagena. s1
1797-feb-02 Left Cartagena under Adm. Cordoba's fleet 1 to Cadiz.  
1797-feb-14 Battle of Cape St Vincent  
1797-mar-03 Entered at Cadiz with Adm. Cordova's fleet after the battle.  
1799-may-12 Left Cadiz under Adm. Mazarredos's fleet of 15 ships, 4 frigates & 2 brigs. 2 s1
1799-may-17 Sufered a storm and 11 ships were damaged.  
1799-may-21 Entered at Cartagena to repair damages. s1
1799-jul-11 Entered at Cadiz with Adm. Mazarredo's fleet & french Adm. Bruix fleet of 25 ships, 5 frigates & 8 minnors.3 s1
1799-jul-20 Left Cadiz with Adm. Mazarredo's & french Adm. Bruix fleets to Brest 2+3  
1799-aug-09 Entered at Brest with Adm. Mazarredo's & french Adm. Bruix fleets. 2+3  
1800-mm-00 At Brest blocked by Adm. Jervis' fleet.  
1801-mm-00 At Brest blocked by Adm. Jervis' fleet.  
1802-apr-12 At Brest, transfered to french navy and renamed Desaix as part of a secret signed treaty.  

 

Actions & Battles

1797-feb-14 Battle of Cape St Vincent

 

Notes

Launched the same day as Ceres, (40) (GdM01).

1 Adm. Cordova's fleet;

2 Adm. Mazarredos's fleet;

3 Adm. Bruix's fleet;

Sources

GdM01 Gazeta de Madrid (24/02/1792)
b84 "José Fernández Romero de Landa, un ingeniero naval del siglo XVIII"
s1 AGMAB, "Estados de Fuerza y Vida", leg. 2235/20
bxx "La Escuadra española del océano en Brest (1799-1802). Navíos en Secuestro"

 

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