Spanish Merchant frigate 'San Rafael' (1774)

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San Rafael
La Princesa
Nominal Guns	30	E-WIKI
Nationality	Spain
Operator	Compañía de Caracas
First Mentioned	1774	E-WIKI
Shipyard	Unknown	E-WIKI
Category	Merchant	E-WIKI
Ship Type	Frigate	E-WIKI
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	E-WIKI
Captured	8.1.1780	E-WIKI

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:1938
Burthen530Ton
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:2029
Burthen530 y ⅞Ton

Armament

1774Broadside Weight = 72 Spanish libre (77.688 lbs 33.048 kg)ref:1938
Gun Deck24 Spanish 6-Pounder

1777Broadside Weight = 84 Spanish libre (90.636 lbs 38.556 kg)ref:1938
Location Unknown6 Spanish 4-Pounder
Gun Deck24 Spanish 6-Pounder

1780Broadside Weight = 18 Spanish libre (19.422 lbs 8.262 kg)ref:1938
Gun Deck6 Spanish 6-Pounder

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1780 - 8.1.1780UnknownE-WIKI

Service History

DateEventSource
17.6.1775Arrived at Cádiz ref:1938
6.3.1777

Arrived at Cádiz with 2.5 tons cargo.

ref:1938
12.2.1778Arrived at Cádiz ref:1938
8.1.1780Attack on the Caracas Convoy
8.1.1780Taken by the British by Rodney's fleet in the West Indies

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

ref:1938 Book

ref:2029Antonio García-Baquero González, Book

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