Spanish Third Rate ship of the line 'Brillante' (1740)

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British 100 Gun
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1819 Renamed "Barfleur"
(1762)
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Brillante			2779
Nominal Guns	66
Nationality	Spain
Operator	Armada Real
Keel Laid Down	1737
Purchased	22.11.1740
Shipyard	Genoa - Liguria
Category	Third Rate
Ship Type	Ship of the Line
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Returned to Owners	1748

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
11.1740500

4 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1741Capitán de fragataref:6681744 - 5.1744Capitán de fragataE-WIKI5.8.1744 - 1746Capitán de navíoref:19291748Capitán de navío

Service History

DateEventSource
11.1740Rebuilt at La Carraca for military use and renamed Brillante
22.11.1740Bought at Cadiz by royal order by the Spanish navy.
1741Patrolled the Mediterranean and the French coast.
10.2.1743/44Battle of Toulon
22.2.1743/44Battle of Cape Sicie
5.8.1744At Cadiz for repairs.
25.10.1744Left La Habana with Adm. Torres' squadron to La Corunna with 9,000,000 pesos
10.1.1744/45Admiral Torres' squadron arrived at La Corunna
1746At Cartagena.
1748At Cadiz.
14.3.1747/48Left Cadiz for Veracruz with more warships, escorting a convoy of 27 merchantmenB098

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B098Sir Herbert William Richmond, Digital Book

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

ref:1929Santiago Gómez Cañas, Book

ref:668 Web Site

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