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HCMS San Miguel (1773)

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San Miguel, 70/74


Details

Nationality Spanish
Ordered ?  
Started ?  
Named ?  
Launched 1773  
Shipyard La Habana  
Plans Francisco Gautier  
Constructor    
Suplier    
Decks 2  
Rate 3rd Rates  
Class    
System French  
Crew    
In Service 1773 b18
In Service 1774  
Out Service 1782-oct-10 b18,w2
Fate Captured
Next St Michael 1792

 

Dimensions

Units Lenght Keel Beam Depth Draught Weight Displacement Source
Burgos ft. ?       ? ?    

 

Armament

Guns Date # lbs # lbs # lbs # lbs Fires Source
74 1774 ? 32 ? 24 ? 18 ? 8 ? w2

 

 

Commanders

1774-sep-07 1775-mm-00 Captain D. Jose de Cordoba y Ramos.  
1775-mmm-00 177?-mm-00 Captain D. Felipe Gonzalez Haedo.  
1777-mm-00 177?-mm-00 Captain D. Francisco Gil y Lemos.  
1779-mm-00 1782-oct-10 Captain/Commodore D. Juan Joaquin Moreno.  

 

Service Record

1775-mm-00 With San Eugenio & Oriente left for naval testing.  
1777-apr-12 Entered at El Ferrol from Cadiz with 60 midshipman.  
1779-jun-00 Under Adm. Cordoba's fleet for the 1st Campaign of the English Channel.  
1779-sep-00 Entered at Cadiz under Adm. Cordoba's fleet from the 1st Campaign of the English Channel.  
1780-mar-02 Entered at Algeciras with 3 SoL, 2 frigates & 3 jabeques, under Adm. Barcelo's command for 1st Siege of Gibraltar.  
1780-jun-00 Patrolled Ceuta & the strait waters with N S del Rosario & Santa Gertrudis  
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  
1780-jul-12 Left alone Ceuta to join Adm. Cordoba's fleet of 31 SoL that left Cadiz july 9th at high sea.  
1782-may-00 Left Cadiz under Adm. Cordoba's fleet for the 3rd Campaign of the English Channel.  
1782-aug-00 Entered at Cadiz under Adm. Cordoba's fleet.  
1782-sep-00 2nd Campaign of Siege of Gibraltar.  
1782-oct-00 At Algeciras bay under Adm. Cordoba's french-spanish fleet.  
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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