Spanish Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Nuestra Señora de Begoña' (1699)

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Nuestra Señora de Begoña
Nominal Guns	60	3DECKS
Nationality	Spain
Operator	Armada Real
Ordered	23.12.1694	3DECKS
Acquired	1699	3DECKS
Shipyard	Zorroza - Bilbao	3DECKS
Constructor	Millan Ignacio de IriarteSpanish Ship Builder	3DECKS
Category	Fourth Rate	3DECKS
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	3DECKS
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	3DECKS
Broken Up	1710	3DECKS

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalent3DECKS
Length of Gundeck70' 3"Spanish Codo Real39.1433 (128′ 6″ Imperial)
Length of Keel66' 6"Spanish Codo Real36.8216 (120′ 11″ Imperial)
Breadth22' 3"Spanish Codo Real12.3281 (40′ 5″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold9' 0"Spanish Codo Real5.0148 (16′ 5″ Imperial)
Burthen905Ton

Armament

1699Broadside Weight = 384 Spanish libre (414.336 lbs 176.256 kg)3DECKS
Lower Gun Deck24 Spanish 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck24 Spanish 10-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle16 Spanish 6-Pounder

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1703Capitán de navío3DECKS1706Capitán de navío3DECKS

Service History

DateEventSource
9.9.1699Left Zorroza to Cadiz to finish crew recruitment and armament.3DECKS
19.6.1701Left Cadiz with Admiral Navarrete's fleet for the Campaign of Darien.3DECKS
17.3.1701/2Arrived to Cadiz.3DECKS
1703Arrived to Cartagena de Indias, due to the presence of a british fleet in their way.3DECKS
4.6.1703Left Cadiz to Veracruz with 4 merchantmen and the armed privateer N S del Rosario.3DECKS
23.10.1703Arrvied to Veracruz.3DECKS
11.1.1703/4Left Veracruz with 5 merchantmen and the armed privateer N S del Rosario.3DECKS
10.2.1703/4Entered at La Habana due to a storm.3DECKS
26.4.1704Entered at Cadiz pursued by Admrial Rooke's fleet and blocked there.3DECKS
10.3.1705/6Left Cadiz to Veracruz with 13 merchantmen3DECKS
29.5.1706Entered at Veracruz after stopping before at Puerto Rico.3DECKS
10.5.1708Left Veracruz with 5 merchantmen scorted by french Admiral Duccase's fleet1.3DECKS
27.8.1708Arrived to Cadiz with the merchantment and the french fleet.3DECKS
1710Arrived to Veracruz were was broke up due to his bad state.3DECKS
7.5.1710At Cadiz ready to depart to Veracruz.3DECKS

Sources

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3DECKSManuel Blasco Felip, Cy Harrison, Web Site

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