Principe de Asturias (1st), 70
Principe (1st)
Details
| Former | Cumberland |  |
| Nationality | Bought |  |
| Ordered | ||
| Started | ||
| Named | ||
| Launched | 1695-nov-12 | b28 |
| Shipyard | Bursledon | |
| Plans | ? | |
| Constructor | James Wyatt | b28 |
| Decks | 2 | |
| Rate | 3rd Rates | |
| Crew | 550 | |
| In Service | 1717-jul-01 | w2 |
| Out Service | 1718-aug-11 | |
| Fate | Captured |
Dimensions
| Units (meters) | Lenght | Keel | Beam | Depth | Draught | Weight | Displacement | Source |
| British ft. | 156' (47.55) | 130' (39.62) | 42' (12.8) | 18' (5.49) | - | - | 1,220 Tn.BM | b65 |
Armament
| Guns | Date | # | lbs | # | lbs | # | lbs | # | lbs | Fires | Source |
| 70 | 1717 | 26 | ? | 26 | ? | 18 | ? | ? | |||
| 72 | 1717 | 26 | ? | 26 | ? | 20 | ? | ? | w2 |
Commanders
| 1717-mm-00 | yyyy-mm-00 | Captain D. Francisco Javier Cornejo y Vallejo. |
Officers
| 1718-aug-00 | Rear-admiral D. Fernando Chacon's flagship. |
Service Record
| 1717-jul-01 | Sold to Spain by the genovese privateer Marqueli. | |
| 1717-mm-00 | Campaing of Sardinia. | |
| 1718-mar-11 | Arrived to Cadiz. | |
| 1718-jun-17 | Left Barcelona for the Campaing of Sicily. | |
| 1718-aug-11 | Captured by the british at the Battle of Cape Passaro |
Actions & Battles
| 1718-aug-11 | Battle of Cape Passaro |
Notes
Former british Cumberland, captured by France in 1707 and sold to Genoa in 1715. Bought by Spain in 1717.
Later, Great Britain captured and sold it to Austria (renamed San Carlos) until broke down in 1733.
It is the only ship which served under 5 different flags.
Sources