Spanish Fourth Rate ship of the line 'America' (1736)

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America
Nuestra Señora de Belen
Nominal Guns	62	ref:1929
Nationality	Spain
Operator	Armada Real
Ordered	7.5.1731	ref:1929
Keel Laid Down	6.1735	ref:1929
Acquired	21.1.1736	ref:1929
Shipyard	Havana - Cuba	ref:1929
Designed by	José Antonio de GaztañetaSpanish Naval Sailor Designer Ship Builder Service 1693-1735	ref:1929
Constructor	Juan de AcostaSpanish Privateer Ship Builder Service 1717-1745	ref:1929
Category	Fourth Rate	ref:1929
Ship Type	Ship of the Line
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Captured and burnt	6.1762	ref:1929

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1736455

11 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1738 - 28.8.1740Capitán de fragataref:192928.8.1740 - 3.11.1740Capitán de navío Transferedref:19293.11.1740 - 22.2.1744Capitán de fragataref:192922.2.1744 - 1748Capitán de navíoref:19299.12.1748 - 9.1749Capitán de navíoref:192912.1749 - 28.11.1751Capitán de navío28.11.1751 - 1751Capitán de navío5.8.1755 - 1.11.1755Capitán de navíoref:19291759 - 6.1760Capitán de navíoref:19296.1760 - 13.12.1760Capitán de navíoref:192913.12.1760 - 10.6.1762Capitán de navíoref:1929

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
9.12.1748 - 9.1749Capitán de fragataref:1929

Service History

DateEventSource
28.8.1737Entered Cadiz with masts.,
1738Commisioned at Cadiz, left for Cartagena.,
23.2.1738/39Entered Cartagena.,
5.1739Left Cartagena for crew trainning with Aurora & Aguila.,
10.2.1743/44Battle of Toulon
1748At Cartagena.,
9.12.1748Left Cartagena with Constante for an anti-piracy patrolling at Argelia
2.10.1749Left Cadiz with Constante for La Guaira, Venezuela, and carring goods to La Habana
12.1749Left Cartagena de Indias for La Habana with Constante
1750Left La Habana for Cadiz with Constante with gold.
1750At Cartagena with Constante, patrolling for pirates
6.1750Arrived at Cadiz with Constante
11.8.1750Arrived at Cartagena with Constante scorting 4 small ships
1751At Cartagena with Constante, patrolling for pirates
1751Left Cartagena with Dragon, patrolling for pirates
28.11.1751Action vs Danzik
28.11.1751Action off Cape St. Vincent
12.1751Entered Cadiz with Dragon
4.1755At La Carraca, Cadiz, for careen.
6.8.1756Arrived at Cadiz with Asia, Fuerte, Jupiter & Mercurio with 8,460,659 gold & silver pesos and other goods
4.12.1757Took the Frigate
1759Left Cadiz for La Habana
11.1759Entered dry dock at Cartagena
1760At Cartagena
13.12.1760Left Cadiz escorting 3 frigates
10.1.1761Entered La Habana
11.1.1762Left Veracruz with Asia & Flora for La Habana
27.1.1762Entered La Habana with Asia & Flora
6.1762Captured by the British after the surrender of La Habana
6.1763Burnt by the British before Spain recovered La Habana

Sources

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ref:1929Santiago Gómez Cañas, Book

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