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Principe de Asturias2648
Nominal Guns112B006
NationalitySpainB006
OperatorArmada RealB006
Launched1794/01/28B006
How acquiredPurpose builtB006
ShipyardHavana B006
Ship ClassMeregildos ClassB006
Designed byLanda Romero B006
ConstructorHonorato Bouyon B006
CategoryFirst RateB006
Ship TypeShip of the Line B006
Deleted from list1812B006

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalent3DECKS
Length of Gundeck210' 0"Burgos Feet58.506
Breadth58' 0"Burgos Feet16.1588
Depth in Hold27' 6"Burgos Feet7.6615
Burthen2,453Tons BM 

Armament

1794Broadside Weight = 1188 Spanish libre (1281.852 lbs 545.292 kg) 3DECKS
Lower Gun Deck30Spanish 36-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck32Spanish 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck32Spanish 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle18Spanish 8-Pounder
Flag Officers
FromToRankNameSource
1805/09/03UnknownTeniente GeneralFederico Carlos Gravina y NapoliB006
Commanders
FromToRankNameSource
1805/09/031805/11/17BrigadierRafael de HoreB006
Service History
DateEvent Source
1795Left La Habana to Cadiz with San Pedro Apostol urcas Presentacion & Santa Librada & 44 merchantmen. 
1795/05/17Arrived to Cadiz with San Pedro Apostol urcas Presentacion & Santa Librada & 44 merchantmen. 
1796Left Cadiz to Terranova. 
1796/09/26Left Cadiz to Mediterranean. 
1796/10At Cadiz. 
1796/12Left Cadiz to Cartagena with Ceres & Perla. 
1796/12/20Battle against british Blanche and Minerve. 
1796/12/21Entered at Cartagena. 
1797/01/31Left Cartagena scorting a 57 ships convoy to Cadiz. 
1797/02/14Battle of Cape St Vincent 
1797/02/14Present at the 2nd Battle of Cape St Vincent 
1797/03/03Entered at Cadiz. 
1798/02/06Left Cadiz chasing british blocking force. 
1798/02/13Entered at Cadiz. 
1798/11Coppered plated finished and armed. 
1799Arrived to Brest. 
1799/05/12Left Cadiz to Menorca. 
1799/05/20Entered at Cartagena due to storm damage. 
1799/06/29Left Cartagena to Cadiz. 
1799/07/11Entered at Cadiz. 
1799/07/22Left Cadiz to Brest. 
1802Arrived to Naples. 
1802/04/29Left Brest to Cadiz. 
1802/05/13Entered at Cadiz. 
1802/06/05Left Cadiz to Cartagena, patrolling waters off Argelia. 
1802/06/26Entered at Cartagena. 
1802/07/22Left Cartagena to Naples with Bahama, Guerrero, Atocha & Soledad. 
1802/09Left Naples to Barcelona. 
1802/10/01Entered at Barcelona. 
1802/11Left Naples to Cartagena. 
1802/11/09Left Barcelona to Naples. 
1802/11/19Entered at Naples. 
1802/12/04Entered at Cartagena. 
1803/02/01Left Cartagena to El Ferrol. 
1803/02/26Entered at El Ferrol. 
1803/02/27Set in ordinary, disarmed. 
1804/11/13Set i commissioned re-armed. 
1805Left El Ferrol to join Adm. Villeneuve's fleet. 
1805Entered at Cadiz. 
1805/10/20Left Cadiz to Cartagena. 
1805/10/21Battle of Trafalgar 
1805/10/21Present at the Battle of Trafalgar 
1805/10/23Entered at Cadiz. 
1805/11/02Set to be repaired at La Carraca, Cadiz. 
1806/02/22Finished repairs. 
1808/06/09Battle of Cadiz 
1809Left Cadiz to El Ferrol. 
1809/09/19Entered at Cadiz. 
1810/09/06Left Cadiz with Santa Ana and Implacable to La Habana. 
1810/11All arrived to La Habana. 
1814Out of careen at La Habana harbour, wrecked in the mug in front of the arsenal. 
1817Ordered to be sold. 
1820/09/12Ordered to be sold, with Santa Ana 
1834/10The wrecked hull still visible at the waters in front of La Habana's arsenal. 

Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
B006 La Campaña de Trafalgar (1804-1805) Corpus Documental (2 vols)J Ignacio González-AllerBook
3DECKS 3decks - Naval Sailing Warfare HistoryManu BlascoWeb Site
 
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