San Telmo, 74
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| Berenguer |
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| Graphic copyright of Juan Garcia from www.todoababor.es published here under his authorization. |
Details
| Nationality | Spanish |  |
| Ordered | ? | |
| Started | 1787 | ? |
| Named | ? | |
| Launched | 1788-jun-20 | b84 |
| Shipyard | El Ferrol | b1,84 |
| Plans | Romero Landa | b84 |
| Constructor | ? | ? |
| Decks | 2 | |
| Rate | 3rd Rates | |
| System | Landa | b84 |
| Class | Ildefonsinos | |
| Crew | 644 | |
| In Service | 1788-jun-20 | b84 |
| Out Service | 1819-sep-02 | |
| Fate | Wrecked |
Dimensions
| Units (meters) | Length | Keel | Beam | Depth | Draught | Weight | Displacement | Source |
| Burgos ft. | 190' (54.60) | 170' (48.85) | 52' (14.94) | 25' (7.18) | 28'4" (8.14) | 1,640 Tn. | b84 |
Armament
| Guns | Date | # | lbs | # | lbs | # | lbs | # | lbs | Fires | Source |
| 74 | 1788 | 28 | 24 | 30 | 18 | 16 | 8 | - | - | 1,340 lbs (656 Kg.) | b84 |
| 74 | 1789 | 28 | 24 | 30 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 4p | 1,348 lbs (660 Kg.) | b6 |
Commanders
| 1819-mm-00 | 1819-sep-02 | Captain D. Joaquin de Toledo |
Flag Officers
| 1819-mar-23 | 1819-sep-02 | Commodore D. Rosendo Porlier. | b84 |
Service Record
| 1789-apr-07 | Left El Ferrol under Rear Adm. Tejada's evolution squadron 1 for naval testing. | b84 |
| 1789-sep-26 | Entered at El Ferrol under Rear Adm. Tejada's evolution squadron for naval testing. | b84 |
| 1819-may-11 | Left Cadiz to Lima, Peru with Alejandro I (74), Prueba (40) & merchant frigate Mariana | |
| 1819-sep-02 | Lost from the squadron due to a storm and wrecked nearby the Antartida. |
Notes
Was coppered at his construction.
Looks like the survivors from the ship were the first to step at the Antartida.
1 Rear Adm. Felix de Tejada's evolution squadron: San Lorenzo, San Francisco de Paula, San Telmo, Bahama, San Fulgencio, frigates N S de la Soledad, Santa Perpetua, N S del Carmen, Santa Elena, N S del Rosario & N S de Guadalupe, brigs San Leon, Cazador & Flecha.
Sources