San Miguel, 70/74
Nationality |
Spanish |
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Ordered |
? |
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Started |
? |
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Named |
? |
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Launched |
1773 |
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Shipyard |
La Habana |
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Plans |
Francisco Gautier |
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Constructor |
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Suplier |
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Decks |
2 |
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Rate |
3rd Rates |
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Class |
|
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System |
French |
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Crew |
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In Service |
1773 |
b18 |
In Service |
1774 |
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Out Service |
1782-oct-10 |
b18,w2 |
Fate |
Captured |
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Next |
St Michael |
1792 |
Units |
Lenght |
Keel |
Beam |
Depth |
Draught |
Weight |
Displacement |
Source |
Burgos ft. |
? |
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? |
? |
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Guns |
Date |
# |
lbs |
# |
lbs |
# |
lbs |
# |
lbs |
Fires |
Source |
74 |
1774 |
? |
32 |
? |
24 |
? |
18 |
? |
8 |
? |
w2 |
Commanders
Service Record
1775-mm-00 |
With San Eugenio & Oriente left for naval testing. |
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1777-apr-12 |
Entered at El Ferrol from Cadiz with 60 midshipman. |
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1779-jun-00 |
Under Adm. Cordoba's fleet for the 1st Campaign of the English Channel. |
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1779-sep-00 |
Entered at Cadiz under Adm. Cordoba's fleet from the 1st Campaign of the English Channel. |
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1780-mar-02 |
Entered at Algeciras with 3 SoL, 2 frigates & 3 jabeques, under Adm. Barcelo's command for 1st Siege of Gibraltar. |
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1780-jun-00 |
Patrolled Ceuta & the strait waters with N S del Rosario & Santa Gertrudis |
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1780-jun-24 |
With N S del Rosario & Santa Gertrudis attacked Panther (60) and 4 frigates at Gibraltar dockyard. |
w2 |
1780-jul-04 |
The 3 joinned by Santa Catalina |
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1780-jul-12 |
Left alone Ceuta to join Adm. Cordoba's fleet of 31 SoL that left Cadiz july 9th at high sea. |
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1782-may-00 |
Left Cadiz under Adm. Cordoba's fleet for the 3rd Campaign of the English Channel. |
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1782-aug-00 |
Entered at Cadiz under Adm. Cordoba's fleet. |
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1782-sep-00 |
2nd Campaign of Siege of Gibraltar. |
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1782-oct-00 |
At Algeciras bay under Adm. Cordoba's french-spanish fleet. |
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1782-oct-10 |
At Algeciras bay, due to a hurricane storm, broke anchors and run into Gibraltar beach, captured with all the crew. |
w2 |
1782-oct-10 |
At Algeciras bay, due to a hurricane storm, run ashore into Gibraltar beach, breking up. |
b75 |
Battles
Notes
Sources (research by Santiago Gomez)
González-Aller, José I., "La Campaña de Trafalgar. Corpus Documental".
Sánchez-Machuca, José Octavio, "Diario de una Campaña. Trafalgar, 1779-1783".
Paula Quadrado, Francisco de, "Elogio histórico del Excmo. Sr. Don Antonio de Escaño".
Gaceta de Madrid, Campo de S. Roque, 2 de mayo de 1780 y Algeciras, 25 de junio de 1780.
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