Leon, 70
Gran Leon
Nationality |
Spanish |
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Ordered |
1729-oct-28 |
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Started |
1729-dec-05 |
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Named |
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Launched |
1731-aug-19 |
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Shipyard |
El Ferrol |
La Granna |
Plans |
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Constructor |
Lorenzo Arzueta |
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Suplier |
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Decks |
2 |
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Rate |
3rd Rates |
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System |
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Crew |
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In Service |
1731-aug-19 |
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Out Service |
1750 |
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Fate |
Broke up |
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Units |
Lenght |
Keel |
Beam |
Depth |
Draught |
Weight |
Displacement |
Source |
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? |
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? |
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Guns |
Date |
# |
lbs |
# |
lbs |
# |
lbs |
# |
lbs |
Fires |
Source |
70 |
1731 |
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74 |
1748 |
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Commanders
Service Record
1731-apr-20 |
Left El Ferrol to Cadiz under Adm. Cornejo's fleet of 6 SoL. |
? |
1731-mm-00 |
Joinned Admiral Marquess del Mari's fleet at Barcelona. |
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1731-oct-00 |
Scorted troops to Liorna (Italy) with Adm. del Mari's fleet. |
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1732-jul-21 |
At Cadiz under repairs |
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1732-sep-00 |
Finished arming at Cadiz. |
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1732-dec-00 |
Joinned Adm. Lezo's squadron to fight argelian ships. |
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1733-feb-15 |
Returned to Barcelona. |
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1733-dec-00 |
Left Alicante under Adm. Lezo's squadron to fight argelian ships. |
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1733-mm-00 |
Due to a epidemy entered at Sardinia for help. |
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1734-mm-00 |
Returned to Malaga. |
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1734-feb-00 |
At Cadiz, set to repair. |
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1736-mm-00 |
Left Cadiz to La Habana. |
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1736-mm-00 |
Entered at Veracruz. |
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1737-mm-00 |
Returned to Cadiz. |
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1737-dec-19 |
Left Cadiz to Veracruz with N S del Pilar (62), Guipuzcoa (64), Incendio (60), Africa (60) & merchantmen.
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1738-mar-15 |
All entered at Veracruz. |
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1739-feb-02 |
Left Veracruz with N S del Pilar (62), Guipuzcoa (64), Incendio (60), Africa (60) & merchantmen. |
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1739-feb-03 |
A heavy storm surprise and dispersed the fleet. |
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1739-mar-04 |
Entered en La Habana with Guipuzcoa (64) |
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1739-apr-19 |
Left La Habana to Spain with Guipuzcoa (64), Castilla (60) & Esperanza (50) with gold. |
?? |
1739-jun-22 |
Left La Habana to Spain with Guipuzcoa (64), Castilla (60) & Esperanza (50) with gold. |
?? |
1739-aug-15 |
All entered at Santander with the gold. |
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1739-mm-00 |
Entered at El Ferrol. |
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1742-mm-00 |
Entered at Cartagena. |
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1744-may-13 |
Entered at Cartagena from Cadiz with a pingue with supplies. |
GdM02 |
1746-mm-00 |
At Cartagena. |
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1747-mm-00 |
Left Cadiz to Veracruz. |
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1747-mm-00 |
Arrived to Veracruz. |
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1747-mm-00 |
Arrived to La Habana. |
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1748-mar-14 |
Left Cadiz to Veracruz with more warships, scorting a convoy of 20-30 merchantmen.3 |
B098 |
1748-mar-18 |
Action vs Cotes' british squadron, loosing 4-5 merchantmen. |
B098 |
1749-may-13 |
Left La Habana to El Ferrol with gold under Adm. Reggio's fleet.1 |
GdM01 |
1749-jul-13 |
Arrived to El Ferrol under Adm. Reggio's fleet 2 with 22,536,527 silver pesos fuertes & goods. |
GdM01 |
1750-mm-00 |
Out of service and broke up at El Ferrol?. |
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1748-mar-18 |
Action vs. Cotes |
B098 |
Notes
Was the second ship built at El Ferrol, in the temporary yard of La Granna.
1 Admiral Reggio's fleet:Vencedor, Leon, Invencible, Nueva Espanna, Tigre and frigate La Nis, with 9 merchantmen San Jorge, San Espiridion, Gabarra de Sevilla, Galgo, Concepcion, Soledad, San Ignacio, Santa Barbara & one gabarra more.
2 Admiral Reggio's fleet: Vencedor, Leon, Invencible, Nueva Espanna, Tigre and frigate La Nis, with merchantmen San Jorge, San Espiridion, Gabarra de Sevilla and Galgo.
3 Soberbio (74), Leon (74), Oriente (70), Colorado (70), Brillante (64), Pastora (64), Rosario (60), Xavier (54) and Galga (54) (B098)
Sources
GdM01 |
Gazeta de Madrid (22/07/1749) |
GdM02 |
Gazeta de Madrid (26/05/1744) |
B098 |
"The Navy in the 1739-1748 War", by H.W. Richmond (google books) |
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