San Pedro Apostol, 70/74
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Nationality |
Spanish |
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Ordered |
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Started |
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Named |
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Launched |
1770 |
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Shipyard |
El Ferrol |
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Plans |
Francisco Gautier |
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Constructor |
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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 |
1770 |
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Out Service |
1803 |
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Fate |
Broke up |
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Units |
Length |
Keel |
Beam |
Depth |
Draught |
Weight |
Source |
Burgos ft. |
196' |
175'8" |
51' |
25' |
25'6" |
1,645 Tn. |
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Guns |
Date |
# |
lbs |
# |
lbs |
# |
lbs |
# |
lbs |
Broadside |
Source |
70 |
1783 |
28 |
24 |
30 |
18 |
12 |
8 |
3p |
2 |
lbs (Kg.) |
s2 |
74 |
1770 |
28 |
24 |
30 |
18 |
16 |
8 |
4ob |
4 |
lbs (Kg.) |
s2 |
Commanders
Officers
yyyy-mmm-dd |
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Rank |
Commander's name. |
source/s |
Service Record
1778-feb-08 |
Left Cartagena to Cadiz and joinned there Adm. Cordoba's fleet. |
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1780-mmm-00 |
Under Adm. Cordoba's fleet for the 1st Campaign of the English Channel. |
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1781-mmm-00 |
Under Adm. Cordoba's fleet at the siege of Gibraltar & strait. |
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1782-jan-02 |
Left Cadiz to La Habana under Com. Borja's squadron to reinforce Adm. Solano's fleet there. |
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1782-apr-00 |
At Guarico, Santo Domingo. |
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1790-jul-00 |
Left Cadiz under Adm. Bote's fleet for the Campaign of Nootka. |
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1793-jul-23 |
Left Cartagena under Com. Gravina's squadron to join Adm. Langara's fleet for the Campaign of Toulon. |
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1793-mmm-00 |
Sent to Veracruz for gold. |
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1794-feb-13 |
Left La Habana to Cadiz with San Lorenzo & Ceres with 15,000,000 pesos. |
s01 |
1794-mar-29 |
Arrived to Cadiz with San Lorenzo & Ceres with 15,000,000 pesos. |
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1794-mmm-00 |
Left Cadiz back to La Habana. |
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1794-jul-00 |
Arrived to La Habana & joinned Adm. Aristizabal's squadron. |
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1794-nov-00 |
Left La Habana to Campeche to scort Santa Rosa & 9 merchantmen. |
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1794-dec-01 |
Entered back to La Habana, having failed his mission and lost all copper plates from starboard. |
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1795-mmm-00 |
Left La Habana to Cadiz with Principe de Asturias, urcas Presentacion & Santa Librada & 44 merchantmen. |
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1795-may-17 |
Arrived to Cadiz with Principe de Asturias, urcas Presentacion & Santa Librada & 44 merchantmen. |
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1795-nov-11 |
Left Cadiz under Com. Alava's squadron to Philippines. |
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1802-mm-00 |
At Philippines. |
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1803-mm-00 |
Broke up and used to built a pier with his hull at Philippines. |
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1804-mm-00 |
Broke up and used to built a pier with his hull at Philippines. |
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Notes
Third of six ships projected by Francisco Gautier. Class??
Sources (research by Santiago Gomez)
Archivo General de Indias; Carta nº 345, Sección Estado, 15, N.10 (s01)
RGM, agosto 1986, E. Manera Regueyra, "La política naval española del rey Carlos III".
Archivo General de Simancas.
Manuel Marliani, "Vindicación de la Armada española".
Indalecio Núñez Iglesias y José María Blanco Núñez, "La diversión de Tolón", 2 tomos.
Cesáreo Fernández Duro, "Disquisiciones náuticas", Tomo V.
Antonio Laborda, "Viaje alrededor del globo realizado por la escuadra al mando de don Ignacio María de Álava".
AGMAB, Estados de Fuerza y Vida, leg. 2235/41 (s2)
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