Spanish Third Rate ship of the line 'Infante' (1750)

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Infante
San Luis Gonzaga
Nominal Guns	70	3DECKS
Nationality	Spain
Operator	Armada Real
Ordered	1748	3DECKS
Keel Laid Down	3.6.1748	3DECKS
Launched	20.6.1750	3DECKS
First Commissioned	15.8.1751	3DECKS
How acquired	Purpose built	3DECKS
Shipyard	Havana - Cuba	3DECKS
Ship Class	Princesa Class (1748)	3DECKS
Designed by	Matthew MullinsBritish Designer Ship Builder Service 1748-1777	3DECKS
Constructor	Matthew MullinsBritish Designer Ship Builder Service 1748-1777	3DECKS
Category	Third Rate	3DECKS
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	3DECKS
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	3DECKS
Captured	13.8.1762	3DECKS
Becomes	British Third Rate ship of the line 'Infanta' (1762) (74) 1762-1775 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck171' 6"Imperial Feet52.1229
Length of Keel137' 4"Imperial Feet41.7603
Breadth51' 4"Imperial Feet15.6464
Depth in Hold22' 5"Imperial Feet6.7691
Burthen1,918 ⁶⁴⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

20.6.1750Broadside Weight = 654 Spanish libre (705.666 lbs 300.186 kg)SWoA
Lower Gun Deck28 Spanish 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck30 Spanish 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle12 Spanish 8-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1750558 3DECKS

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1.3.1751/52 - 1752Capitán de navío3DECKS3.2.1754 - 8.1754Capitán de navíoHNE1762 - 14.8.1762Capitán de navío3DECKS

Service History

DateEventSource
1.3.1752Left Havana bound for Cadiz with 3 other SoL.BWAS-1714
30.4.1752Arrived at Cadiz with 3 other ships of the lineBWAS-1714
2.1754Left Cartagena under Orozco's squadron to Mallorca with troops & supplies, to Malaga gold and after patrols Argelian
12.1754Returned to Cartagena.
5.9.1755Left Cadiz for Veracruz with & in Barreda's squadron, stopping at Las Palmas, Canary Islands.BWAS-1714
1760At HavanaBWAS-1714
6.6.1762Operations against Havana
14.8.1762Captured by the British after the fall of HavanaBWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

3DECKSManuel Blasco Felip, Cy Harrison, Web Site

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

HNEVarious, Web Site

SWoAManuel Blasco Felip, Enrique García-Torralba Pérez, John Tredrea, Rif Winfield, Book

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Jon Miller on Thursday 28th of May 2026 10:54

London, 13 May 1752: Yesterday there was advice that the following men of war lately built at the Havannah for the service of his Catholick Majesty, were safely arrived from thence at Cadiz, viz, the Reys, Galicia, Infant, and Princessa. It is said they are in great part manned by subjects of the Crown of Great Britain. [Kentish Post, 16 May 1752]

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