Spanish Third Rate ship of the line 'África' (1733)

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África
San Jose
Nominal Guns	64	ref:1929
Nationality	Spain
Operator	Armada Real
Ordered	7.5.1731	ref:1929
Launched	1733	ref:1929
First Commissioned	13.4.1733	ref:1929
How acquired	Purpose built	ref:1929
Shipyard	Havana - Cuba	ref:1929
Designed by	Juan de AcostaSpanish Privateer Ship Builder Service 1717-1745	ref:1929
Constructor	Juan de AcostaSpanish Privateer Ship Builder Service 1717-1745	ref:1929
Category	Third Rate	ref:1929
Ship Type	Ship of the Line
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Scuttled	25.4.1741	ref:1929

5 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
13.4.1733 - c.6.1734Capitán de fragataref:19298.1734Capitán de fragataref:19291.9.1734 - c.10.1734Capitán de navíoref:192925.1.1736 - c.4.1737Capitán de fragataref:19292.1738 - 25.4.1741Capitán de fragataref:1929

1 Flag Officer

DatesRankNameSource
2.1738 - 25.4.1741Jefe de Escuadraref:1929

Service History

DateEventSource
6.1733Joined Admiral Rodrigo Torres fleet.TNV-WEIL
5.5.1734

Sailed from Havana

ref:1929
6.1734Arrived at Cádiz ref:1929
1.9.1734

Sailed from Cádiz to Napoles and patrol french and italian coast

ref:1929
7.1735Sailed from Sicily ref:1929
19.10.1735Arrived at Cádiz ref:1929

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

TNV-WEILAlethea Weil, Digital Book

ref:1929Santiago Gómez Cañas, Book

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