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HCMS San Jose (1768)

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HCMS San Jose (3rd), 70/74

Details

NationalitySpanish
Ordered
Started
Named
Launched1768
ShipyardLa Habana
PlansJorge Juan
Constructor
Decks2
Rate3rd Rates
Class
SystemBritish System
Crew452
In Service1768
Out Service1780-apr-08
FateWrecked

 

Dimensions

UnitsLengthKeelBeamDepthDraughtWeightDisplacementSource
Burgos ft.l (m.)k (m.)b (m.)d (m.)d (m.)w (Tn.)D (Tn.)

 

Armament

GunsDate#lbs#lbs#lbs#lbsFiresSource
701768?lbs?lbs?lbs?lbslbs (Kg.)
741768?lbs?lbs?lbs?lbslbs (Kg.)

 

 

Commanders

1774-mmm-dd1776-mmm-ddCaptain D. Manuel Varona.
1776-apr-001778-aug-00Captain D. Francisco Bances.
1778-aug-001779-apr-00Commodore D. Antonio Osorno y Herrera.

 

Officers

1779-apr-001780-apr-08Commodore D. Antonio Osorno y Herrera's flagship.

 

Service Record

1774-dec-00Under Com. Cisneros with San Genaro (74), 4 frigates & 9 small vessels helped Melilla under siege.
1775-mmm-00Campaign of Argel under Adm. Castejon's fleet.
1776-apr-00At El Ferrol.
1776-nov-00Left Cadiz to Rio de la Plata for the Campaign against the portuguesse.
1778-jun-00Entered at Cadiz from Rio de la Plata, Argentina.
1779-jun-23Left Cadiz under Adm. Cordova's fleet 1 of 32 SoL for the 1st Campaign of the English Channel.b54
1779-sep-14Entered at Brest under the combined french-spanish fleet due to crew sickness.b54
1780-apr-07Left Brest with Santa Rosa (22), Santa Leocadia (34) and some french frigates scorting ships to Cadiz.b54
1780-apr-08Due to a storm was send to the coast and wrecked. Later, his artillery was recovered by the french.b54

 

Actions & Battles

yyyy-mmm-ddLink to Action or battle name.

 

Notes

1 Adm. Cordova's fleet: Santisima Trinidad (120), Fenix , Rayo, San Carlos & San Nicolas (80s), Angel de la Guarda, Atlate, Diligente, Galica, Gallardo, Monarca, Oriente, Princesa, San Damaso, San Eugenio, San Francisco de ASis, San Francisco de Paula, San Isidro, San Jose, San Julian, San Miguel, San Pablo, San Pascual, San Pedro, Santa Isabel, San Rafael, Serio, Velasco & Vencedor (70s), San Isidoro (64), Astuto (60) and Minno (54).(b54)

 

Sources (research by Santiago Gomez)

Gervasio de Artiñano y de Galdácano, "La arquitectura naval española en madera".

Cesáreo Fernández Duro, "Armada española", Tomo VII.

Juan Alsina Torrente, "Una guerra romántica, 1778-1783". (b54)

José Ignacio González-Aller Hierro, "La Campaña de Trafalgar.Corpus Documental".

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