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

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Soberano	2728
Nominal Guns	68	ref:
Nationality	Spain
Operator	Armada Real
Ordered	15.6.1752	ref:
Keel Laid Down	1753	ref:
Named	15.7.1752	ref:
Launched	1755	ref:
How acquired	Purpose built	ref:
Shipyard	Real Astillero de Esteiro - Ferrol	ref:748
Designed by	Juan Jorge	ref:
Constructor	Guillermo Turner	ref:
Category	Third Rate	ref:
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	ref:
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	ref:
Captured	13.8.1762	ref:
Becomes	British Third Rate ship of the line 'Soverano' (1762) (74)

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 ref:

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1756Capitan de navio Pedro de Stuart y Portugal1759 - 13.8.1762Capitan de navio Juan Garcia de Postigo

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

ref: Book

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

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

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Soberano
San Gregorio
Nominal Guns	68	ref:
Nationality	Spain
Operator	Armada Real
Ordered	15.6.1752	ref:
Keel Laid Down	1753	ref:
Named	15.7.1752	ref:
Launched	1755	ref:
How acquired	Purpose built	ref:
Shipyard	Real Astillero de Esteiro - Ferrol	ref:748
Designed by	Juan Jorge	ref:
Constructor	Guillermo Turner	ref:
Category	Third Rate	ref:
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	ref:
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	ref:
Captured	13.8.1762	ref:
Becomes	British Third Rate ship of the line 'Soverano' (1762) (74)