Spanish Third Rate ship of the line 'Soberano' (1755)

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Soberano
San Gregorio
Nominal Guns	68
Nationality	Spain
Operator	Armada Real
Ordered	15.6.1752
Keel Laid Down	11.9.1752
Named	15.7.1752
Launched	1755
How acquired	Purpose built
Shipyard	Real Astillero de Esteiro - Ferrol	ref:748
Designed by	Juan JorgeSpanish Designer Ship Builder Service 1750-1769
Constructor	Guillermo TurnerSpanish Ship Builder Service 1752
Category	Third Rate
Ship Type	Ship of the Line
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Captured	13.8.1762
Becomes	British Third Rate ship of the line 'Soverano' (1762) (74) 1762-1770 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck175' 0"Imperial Feet53.34
Length of Keel143' 5"Imperial Feet43.5894
Breadth49' 7"Imperial Feet14.955
Depth in Hold21' 0"Imperial Feet6.4008
Burthen1,875 ³³⁄₉₄Tons BM
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck92' 6"Spanish Codo Real51.4017 (168′ 9″ Imperial)
Length of Keel80'Spanish Codo Real44.576 (146′ 4″ Imperial)
Breadth23' 8"Spanish Codo Real12.9394 (42′ 5″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold11'Spanish Codo Real6.1756 (20′ 3″ Imperial)
Draught Forward12'Spanish Codo Real6.7328 (22′ 1″ Imperial)

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1755554

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1756Capitán de navío1759 - 13.8.1762Capitán de navío

Service History

DateEventSource
1756At El Ferrol.
8.1756At Cartagena with Triunfante, Hector & Vencedor.
3.1757Commissioned at Cartagena with Triunfante, Hector & Vencedor.
11.1757At Cartagena, in ordinary, disarmed & dry docked for winter with Hector & Vencedor.
3.1758At Cartagena commissioned with Triunfante, Hector, Septentrion & Vencedor.
2.6.1758Left Cartagena with Hector & Vencedor to patrol for pirates off argelian coast.
9.6.1758Action versus Argelian ships.
3.1759With Juno patrolled waters off Argelia & Gibraltar for pirates.
19.8.1759Left Cartagena to Naples with Galicia, Atlante & Terrible.
9.1759Arrived to Naples with Galicia, Atlante & Terrible.
7.10.1759Left Naples to Barcelona with the fleet (1) transporting future King of Spain, Charles III.
17.10.1759Arrived to Barcelona with the fleet (1) transporting future King of Spain, Charles III.
2.11.1759Entered at Cartagena with Galicia, Atlante & Terrible.
3.1760At Cartagena.
6.1760Left Cartagena with Triunfante to assist Marquees of Real Tesoro's fleet.
4.3.1761Left Cartagena with Aquilon transporting troops to Cadiz.
24.3.1761Arrived to Cadiz with Aquilon.
14.4.1761Left Cadiz with Aquilon, Tigre, Vencedor, Asia & Venganza to La Habana (2).
29.6.1761Arrived to La Habana.BWAS-1714
6.6.1762Operations against Havana

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

Book

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

ref:748Vicente Sanchez-C:Merchán, Web Site

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