Santisima Trinidad (3rd), 116
La Real
Trinidad
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| Details | ||
| Nationality | Spanish |  |
| Ordered | 1767-oct-23 | b6 |
| Started | 1767-oct-01 | b6 |
| Named | 1768-mar-12 | b6 |
| Launched | 1769-mar-02 | b6 |
| Shipyard | La Habana | |
| Plans | Mateo Mullan | b6 |
| Constructor | Ignacio Mullan | b6 |
| Suplier | Pedro de Acosta | b6 |
| Suplier | Juan de Mora | b6 |
| Decks | 3 | 1769 |
| Decks | 4 | 1796 |
| Rate | 1st Rates | |
| Class | British | |
| Crew | 960-1,096 | b3,b6 |
| In Service | 1769-mar-02 | b1 |
| Out Service | 1805-oct-22 | b6 |
| Fate | Wrecked | |
| Dimensions | |||||||||
| Units | Decks | Date | Lenght | Keel | Beam | Depth | Draught | Weight | Source |
| Burgos ft. | 3 | 1769 | 213'8" | 182'5" | 57'8" | 28'11" | - | - | b6 |
| Meters | 3 | 1769 | 61.42 | 52.42 | 16.59 | 8.31 | - | - | (b6) |
| Codos | 3 | 1770 | 100' | 85'6" | 27' | 13'12" | 13'12" | - | s1 |
| Meters | 3 | 1770 | 57.47 | 48.99 | 15.52 | 7.76 | 7.76 | - | (s1) |
| Burgos ft. | 4 | 1796 | 220'6" | 188' | 58' | 29'10" | 28'9" | 2,475 Tn. | b6,s1 |
| Meters | 4 | 1796 | 63.36 | 54.02 | 16.67 | 8.57 | 8.26 | 3,758 m3 | (b6,s1) |
| Burgos ft. | 4 | 1796 | 220'6" | 186' | 58'4" | 28'8" | - | 2,935 Tn. | b11 |
| Meters | 4 | 1796 | 63.36 | 53.45 | 16.76 | 8.24 | - | 4,456 m3 | (b11) |
| Armament | |||||||||||||||
| Guns | Date | # | lbs | # | lbs | # | lbs | # | lbs | # | lbs | # | lbs | Broadside (lbs/kg) | Source |
| 116 | 1769 | 30 | 36 | 32 | 24 | 32 | 12 | 22 | 8 | - | - | - | - | 1,204 (590)1 | b6 |
| 46 | 1769 | 16 | 24 | 16 | 24 | 14 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 440 (216)2 | b6 |
| 116 | 1770 | 30 | 24 | 32 | 24 | 32 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 3p | 998 (489) | b6,s1 |
| 134 | 1796 | 32 | 36 | 34 | 24 | 36 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 24o | 4 | 4o | 1,400 (686) | b6 |
| 130 | 1799 | 32 | 36 | 34 | 24 | 36 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 24c | - | - | 1,392 (682) | ? |
| 140 | 1805 | 32 | 36 | 34 | 24 | 36 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 24c | 4 | 4c | 1,472 (721) | b3 |
Commanders
| 1770-feb-19 | 1770-jul-20 | Captain D. Joaquin de Maguna Echezarreta. | b6 |
| 1770-jul-21 | yyyy-mm-00 | Commodore D. Pedro Gonzalez de Castejon y Salazar. | b6 |
| 1778-aug-00 | 1783-may-12 | Captain D. Fernando Maria Daoiz. | b6 |
| 1783-may-13 | 1786-mm-00 | Captain D. Sebastian de Apodaca. | b6 |
| 1786-mm-00 | 1789-mm-00 | Commodore D. Pedro Autran. | b6 |
| 1790-mm-00 | 1795-mm-00 | Captain D. Jeronimo Gonzalez de Mendoza. | b6 |
| 1796-mm-00 | 1797-mm-00 | Commodore D. Rafael de Orozco. | b6 |
| 1804-nov-18 | 1805-oct-22 | Commodore D. Francisco Javier de Uriarte y Borja. | b6 |
Flag Officers
| 1779-jun-23 | 1781-oct-05 | Admiral D. Luis de Cordova's flagship. | b6 |
| 1782-apr-16 | 1783-mm-00 | Admiral D. Luis de Cordova's flagship. | b6 |
| 1796-mm-00 | 1796-dec-00 | Admiral D. Juan de Langara's flagship. | b6 |
| 1796-dec-00 | 1797-dec-00 | Admiral D. Jose de Cordoba y Ramos's flagship. | b6 |
| 1805-oct-01 | 1805-oct-22 | Rear Admiral D. Baltasar Hidalgo de Cisneros. | b6 |
Service Record
| 1770-feb-19 | Left La Habana to Vigo. | b6 |
| 1770-apr-12 | Arrived to Vigo. | b6 |
| 1770-may-09 | Left Vigo to El Ferrol. | b6 |
| 1770-may-15 | Arrived to El Ferrol. | b6 |
| 1770-jun-00 | Maintenance repairs. | b6 |
| 1770-jul-21 | Left El Ferrol with Guerrero & Santo Domingo for naval test. | b6 |
| 1770-aug-09 | Entered at El Ferrol with Guerrero & Santo Domingo | b6 |
| 1771-mm-00 | At El Ferrol, in ordinary, disarmed. | b6 |
| 1772-mm-00 | At El Ferrol, in ordinary, disarmed. | b6 |
| 1773-mm-00 | At El Ferrol, in ordinary, disarmed. | b6 |
| 1774-mm-00 | At El Ferrol, in ordinary, disarmed. | b6 |
| 1775-mm-00 | At El Ferrol, in ordinary, disarmed. | b6 |
| 1776-jan-00 | At El Ferrol, set to careen & new masts. | b6 |
| 1776-jun-00 | Finished careen & new masts. | b6 |
| 1778-mar-14 | Entered at the dry dock of El Ferrol for modifications 3. | b6 |
| 1778-mar-28 | Finished strutural modifications to solve problems with lower gun decks. | b6 |
| 1778-apr-00 | Left El Ferrol to test structure modifications; the problem persisted. | b6 |
| 1778-jul-00 | Left El Ferrol to Cadiz, to be again modified at La Carraca to solve the problem. | b6 |
| 1778-aug-07 | Entered at Cadiz. | b6 |
| 1779-jun-23 | Left Cadiz with Admiral Cordova's fleet of 42 SoL. | b6 |
| 1779-jul-23 | Nearby Sisargas islands Adm. Cordova's fleet joinned Count of Orvilliers' fleet of 23 SoL. | b6 |
| 1779-aug-17 | Franco-spanish fleet at south of Plymouth, captured Ardent | b6 |
| 1779-aug-19 | Two lightings hit the ship. | b6 |
| 1779-sep-13 | Franco-spanish fleet entered at Brest. | b6 |
| 1779-nov-09 | Left Brest under Adm. Cordova's fleet of 15 SoL to reinforce Langara's fleet blocking of Gibraltar. | b6 |
| 1779-nov-19 | Arrived to waters off Cadiz and waited for Langara's fleet. | b6 |
| 1779-dec-00 | Adm. Cordova's fleet suffered a storm, damaging many ships. | b6 |
| 1779-dec-31 | Entered at Cadiz to repair ships from storm damages. | b6 |
| 1780-jul-09 | Left Cadiz under Adm. Cordova's fleet. | b6 |
| 1780-jul-18 | Entered at Cadiz under Admiral Cordova's fleet. | b6 |
| 1780-jul-31 | Left Cadiz under Adm. Cordova's fleet to patrol Cape St. Vincent. | b6 |
| 1780-aug-09 | Captured 51 british merchantships near Cape St. Vincent. | b6 |
| 1780-aug-29 | Entered at Cadiz. | b6 |
| 1781-feb-06 | Left Cadiz under Adm. Cordova's fleet to cross Cape St. Vincent and waters off Portugal. | b6 |
| 1781-mar-28 | Entered at Cadiz under Adm. Cordova's fleet. | b6 |
| 1781-may-01 | Left Cadiz under Adm. Cordova's fleet to wait for Adm. Solano's fleet from La Habana. | b6 |
| 1781-jun-19 | Entered at Cadiz under Adm. Cordova's fleet due to Adm. Solano's fleet from La Habana delay. | b6 |
| 1781-jul-20 | Arrived to Cadiz Adm. Count Guichen & de La Motte-Picquet with 22 french SoL. | b6 |
| 1781-jul-23 | Left Cadiz as Adm. Cordova's fleet (over 50 SoL) flagship with french forces to Mahon & English Channel. | b6 |
| 1781-aug-00 | At Cape Finisterre as Adm. Cordova's fleet flagship. | b6 |
| 1781-aug-15 | At the English Channel as Adm. Cordova's fleet flagship. | b6 |
| 1781-sep-05 | Count Guichen squadron left Adm. Cordova's fleet to Brest. | b6 |
| 1781-sep-23 | Entered at Cadiz with Adm. Cordova's fleet. | b6 |
| 1781-oct-05 | At La Carraca, Cadiz, set to careen, coppered & changed main mast. | b6 |
| 1782-apr-15 | At La Carraca, Cadiz, finished careen, coppered & changed main mast. | b6 |
| 1782-jun-05 | Left Cadiz for the 2nd Campaign of the English Channel with 27 SoL & 2 frigates. | b6 |
| 1782-jul-08 | Nearby Ouessant island Adm. Cordova's fleet is joinned by 9 SoL of La Motte-Picquet. | b6 |
| 1782-jul-00 | Captured nearby Sisargas islands a british convoy of 19 ships with destination Terranova. | b6 |
| 1782-sep-05 | Entered at Cadiz after the 2nd Campaign of the English Channel. | b6 |
| 1782-sep-09 | Entered at Algeciras. | b6 |
| 1782-sep-13 | Assault & siegto to Gribraltar. | b6 |
| 1782-oct-03 | Left Cadiz under Adm. Cordova's fleet of 46 SoL, 2 frigates & some small vessels. | b6 |
| 1782-oct-21 | Battle of Cape Spartel | b6 |
| 1782-oct-28 | Entered at Cadiz with Adm. Cordova's fleet after the battle. | b6 |
| 1783-apr-23 | Due to peace with britain, by royal order Adm. Cordova's fleet is set in ordinary. | b6 |
| 1784-mm-00 | At Cadiz in ordinary. | b6 |
| 1785-mm-00 | At Cadiz in ordinary. | b6 |
| 1786-mm-00 | At Cadiz in ordinary. | b6 |
| 1787-mm-00 | At Cadiz in ordinary. | b6 |
| 1788-mm-00 | At Cadiz in ordinary. | b6 |
| 1789-mm-00 | At Cadiz in ordinary. | b6 |
| 1790-mm-00 | At Cadiz in ordinary. | b6 |
| 1791-mm-00 | At Cadiz in ordinary. | b6 |
| 1792-mm-00 | At Cadiz in ordinary. | b6 |
| 1793-mm-00 | At Cadiz in ordinary. | b6 |
| 1794-mm-00 | At Cadiz in ordinary. | b6 |
| 1795-mm-00 | At La Carraca, Cadiz in ordinary, careened and modified again, adding the 4th deck. 4 | b6 |
| 1796-aug-04 | Left Cadiz as Adm. Langara's flagship of 26 Sol & 14 frigates, scorting Rear Adm. Richery french squadron. | b6 |
| 1796-sep-00 | Back to Cadiz under Adm. Langara's fleet. | b6 |
| 1796-sep-26 | Left Cadiz under Adm. Langara's fleet of 26 Sol & 14 frigates to sail the Mediterranean. | b6 |
| 1796-oct-00 | Nearby Cartagena was joinned by 7 more SoL & sailed waters off Corsica & Italy. | b6 |
| 1796-nov-00 | Entered at Toulon under Adm. Langara's fleet. | b6 |
| 1796-dec-00 | Left Toulon under Adm. Langara's fleet & 12 french SoL. | b6 |
| 1796-dec-20 | Entered at Cartagena under Adm. Langara's fleet. | b6 |
| 1797-jan-10 | At Cartagena, ordered to modified again, adding 2 ft. of beam at Cadiz. | b6 |
| 1797-feb-02 | Left Cartagena to Cadiz under Adm. Cordoba's fleet of 27 SoL, frigates & minor vessels. | b6 |
| 1797-feb-14 | Battle of Cape St Vincent | b6 |
| 1797-mar-03 | Entered at Cadiz after avoiding british frigates. | b6 |
| 1797-mm-00 | At Cadiz, in ordinary, careened & repaired. | b6 |
| 1798-mm-00 | At Cadiz, in ordinary. | b6 |
| 1799-mm-00 | At Cadiz, in ordinary. | b6 |
| 1800-mm-00 | At Cadiz, in ordinary. | b6 |
| 1801-mm-00 | At Cadiz, in ordinary. | b6 |
| 1802-mm-00 | At Cadiz, in ordinary. | b6 |
| 1803-nov-02 | At Cadiz, set to careen & coppered. | b6 |
| 1803-dec-24 | At Cadiz, finished careen & coppered. | b6 |
| 1804-mm-00 | At Cadiz, in ordinary. | b6 |
| 1805-jan-00 | At Cadiz, set to careen & fitted. | b6 |
| 1805-jun-18 | At Cadiz, finished careen & set in commission. | b6 |
| 1805-oct-19 | Left Cadiz under Adm. Villenueves' combined fleet. | b6 |
| 1805-oct-21 | Battle of Trafalgar | b6 |
| 1805-oct-24 | Captured by british forces, wrecked about 25-28 miles south of Cadiz due to battle & thereafter storm damages. | b6 |
Battles & Actions
| 1782-oct-21 | Battle of Cape Spartel |
| 1797-feb-14 | Battle of Cape St Vincent |
| 1805-jul-22 | Battle of Cape Finisterre |
| 1805-oct-21 | Battle of Trafalgar |
Notes
Mateo Mullan designed & started the ship, but died on November 25th, 1767, followed by his son Ignacio Mullan & Juan de Acosta.
Juan de Acosta also died on May 30th, 1768, followed by Juan de Mora.
1 Design gunnery in plans.
2 Gunnery armed for the maiden trip from La Habana to Vigo in 1770, recorded speeds of 5.5 to 8 knots.
3 During naval testing of summer 1770, was discovered that could only use the lower gun deck in good weather.
4 After the Battle of Cape Spartel, his commander assert again that could only use the lower gun deck in good weather.
Sources
"Trafalgar - Corpus Documental", José Ignacio González Aller (b6)
Archivo General de Marian Alvaro de Bazán, "Estados de Fuerza y Vida", leg. 2235/43 (s1)