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HCMS Numancia (1818)

Page history last edited by ManuBlasco 14 years, 8 months ago

Numancia, 74

Details

Former Ljubek
Nationality Bought
Ordered ?  
Started 1810-mar-22 s1 
Named ?  
Launched 1813-jul-31 s1 
Shipyard Archangelsk s1 
Yard Solombala s1
Plans    
Constructor A M Kurochkin s1 
Decks 2  
Rate 3rd Rates  
Class Archistratid Selafail s1 
Crew    
In Service 1818-feb-27  
Out Service 1822-mar-12  
Fate Sold & Broke up  

 

Dimensions

Units (meters) Lenght Keel Beam Depth Draught Weight Displacement Source
British ft. 178' (54.25) ? 48' (14.63) 19'3" (5.86) ? ? 2,700 Tn. s1 

 

Armament

Guns Date # lbs # lbs # lbs Fires Source
74 1818 28 36s 30 24s 18 8 ?  

 

 

Commanders

1819-mm-00 1820-mm-00 Captain D. Diego Butron. 

 

Flag Officers

1819-mm-00 1820-apr-18 Commodore D. Francisco Antonio Mourelle. 

 

Service Record

1817-aug-11 Signed the sell between Russian embasor at Spain Demetrius Pavlovitch Tatischev and the spanish war minister Franscisco Eguia.  
1817-sep-27 Left Kronstadt with "future" España (74), Velasco (74), Fernando VII (74), Alejandro I (74) & 3 frigates to Cadiz.  
1817-dec-10 The Russian Squadron arrived to Deal, UK.  
1817-dec-21 At Portsmouth for repairs and supplies.  
1818-jan-29 At Spithead ready to depart to Cadiz waiting for good winds.  
1818-feb-04 Finally the Russian Squadron of 5 Ships of the line and 3 frigates under Rear Adm. Muller, left Portsmouth to Cadiz.  
1818-feb-21 Arrived to Cadiz with España (74), Velasco (74), Fernando VII (74),  Alejandro I (74), Reina Maria Isabel (44), Astrolabio (44) & Mercurio (44)  
1818-feb-27 Oficially hand in to the Spanish Royal Navy at Cadiz by Rear Admiral Muller.  
1819-mm-00 At Cadiz, flagship of the the Pacific Squadron under Co. Mourelle.  
1820-apr-18 At Cadiz, disolved the Pacific Squadron commission.  
1821-dec-13 Public notice of sell at Cadiz. ?
1822-mar-12 Sold with España (74), Fernando VII (74)  and Alejandro I (74) for 285,000 reales de vellon and Montañes (74) & Velasco (74) for 20,000  

 

Battles

 

Notes

Was made of pinewood.

The trip from St. Petersburg to Cadiz last 146 days!

 

Sources

s1 - L.A. Kuznetsov, "The Russian Squadron for the King of Spain", Gangut No. 31 & 33 (St. Petersburg, 2002-2003) 

s2 - Antonio Alemparte Guerrero, "La Escuadra Rusa vendida por Alejandro I a Fernando VII en 1817", Inst. de Historia y Cultura Naval, nº 36, Madrid 2001. 

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