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HCMS Soberbio (1740)

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Soberbio (1st), 60/66


Details

Former San Francisco de Asis Merchant
Nationality Bought
Ordered    
Started    
Named    
Launched 1738  
Shipyard Guarnizo  
Plans    
Constructor Jose de Arzueta  
Decks 2  
Rate 3rd Rates  
Crew 600  
In Service 1740-nov-22  
Out Service 1748  
Fate Returned ? 

 

Dimensions

Units Lenght Keel Beam Depth Draught Weight Displacement Source
Codos (meters) 71'17" (30.10) 60' (25.90) 19'2" (7.96) 8'10" (3.67)   ? 693.375 Tn.  

 

Armament

Guns Date # lbs # lbs # lbs Fires Source
32 1738 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?  
60 1740 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?  
66 1740 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?  
74 1748 ? 18 ? 12 ? ? ?  

 

 

 

Commanders

1741-nov-27   Captain D. Juan Valdes.  
1744-feb-22   Captain D. Juan Valdes.  
1745-mm-00   Captain D. Francisco de la Rosa Levasor.  
1748-mm-00   Captain D. Juan Valdes.  
1748-mar-00   Commodore D. Juan de Egues's flagship
1748-mar-00   Commodore D. Francisco de Liaño's flagship. ?

 

Service Record

1738-apr-00 Arrived to Cadiz from Guarnizo with only 130 crew.  
1740-nov-22 Bought by royal order by the spanish navy and renamed Soberbio.  
1740-nov-00 At La Carraca, rebuilt for military use, adding one more deck with 28 guns.  
1741-nov-27 Captured a british frigate.  
1744-feb-22 Battle of Cape Sicie  
1745-mm-00 Left Cadiz to Veracruz scorting merchantman San Miguel.  
1748-mar-14 Left Cadiz to Veracruz with more warships, scorting a convoy of 20-30 merchantmen.1 B098 
1748-mar-18 Action vs Cotes british warships, lossing 4-5 merchantmen from the convoy. B098
1748-mm-00 Returned back to his original owner, after rebuilt back as merchantman.  
1750-mm-00 Travelled to Carebbean as merchantman.  
1752-feb-11 Entering back to Cadiz, runs ashore & wrecks after saving the cargo.  

 

Actions & Battles

1744-feb-22 Battle of Cape Sicie
1748-mar-18 Action vs. Cotes

 

Notes

Former privateer San Francisco de Asis (32), (a.k.a. El Marques) merchantman.

Bought to D. Guillermo Terry, Marquess of Cañada-Terry, irish merchantman living at Cadiz.

1 Soberbio (74), Leon (74), Oriente (70), Colorado (70), Brillante (64), Pastora (64), Rosario (60), Xavier (54) and Galga (54) (B098 )

Sources

B098  -  "The Navy in the 1739-1748 War", by H.W. Richmond (google books)

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