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HCMS Princesa (1730)

Page history last edited by ManuBlasco 13 years, 10 months ago

 

Princesa (1st), 70 

 

Details
Nationality Spanish
Ordered    
Started    
Named    
Launched 1730  
Shipyard Guarnizo  
Plans Gaztañeta  
Constructors Cipriano Autran 
& Pedro Boyer		  
Decks 2  
Rate 3rd Rates  
System Spanish  
Class Princesa  
Crew

500-700

 b73
In Service 1731  
Out Service 1740-apr-19  
Fate Captured
Next Princess 1760

 

 

Dimensions
Units Lenght Keel Beam Depth Draught Weight Source
British ft. 165'1" 130'3" 49'8" 22'3"
 ? 1,709 BM w2 
Meters 50.33 39.70 15.14 6.78
 ? ? m3 w2

 


 

Armament
Guns Date # lbs # lbs # lbs Broadside Source
70 1731 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?  
64 1740               bristh 

 

 

Commanders 

yyyy-mmm-00 1740-apr-19 Frigate Captain D. Pablo Agustin de Aguirre.  

 

Service Record 

1731-apr-20 Left El Ferrol to Cadiz with Adm. Cornejo's squadron.  
1731-apr-00 Arrived to Cadiz with Adm. Cornejo's squadron.  
1731-aug-25 Left Cadiz to Barcelona to join Adm. del Mari's fleet.  
1731-oct-00 Campaign of Italy, disermbarked troops at Liorna.  
1732-may-00 At La Carraca, Cadiz, under repair.  
1732-aug-00 At La Carraca, Cadiz, under repair.  
1732-sep-00 At La Carraca, Cadiz, finished repairs and rearmed.  
1732-nov-10 Left Barcelona with Adm. Lezo's fleet of 5 SoL and 25 more to chase 9 argelian's ships sieging Oran.  
1733-feb-00 Captured argelian flagship, 70 guns surrendered.  
1733-feb-15 Arrived at Barcelona with Lezo's fleet.  
1733-oct-00 Left Barcelona with 15 SoL for the campaign of Naples and disembarked troops at Liorna.  
1733-mm-00 With Conquistador captures 3 austrian ships and assaulted Pescara & Gaeta.  
1734-mm-00 With Admiral Reggio's fleet assisted at the Campaign of Sicily.  
173?-mm-00 In ordinary, disarmed, at El Ferrol.  
1739-mm-00 Commissioned, armed, at El Ferrol.  
1740-apr-00 Left El Ferrol with Principe chasing a British frigate.  
1740-apr-19 Alone without a mast at 30 miles from Cape Finisterre, fought 3 british 70 guns.  
1740-apr-19 Captured after action versus Orford, Kent & Lennox  

 

Actions & Battles 

1740-apr-19 Action of 1740-05-19 versus Orford, Kent & Lennox  

 

Notes

Served under british flag until 1760 and was broke up in 1784.

Due to the great fight versus the 3 british ships of equal guns, British goverment study the ship construction and meassures to improve their designs,

specially in the 1756 Royal George, 1762 Britannia and even the famous 1765 Victory.

 

Sources  (research by Santiago Gomez)

"Guarnizo y su Real Astillero", Nemesio Mercapide. (b73)

 

 

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