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Sovervio Superbe Nuestra Señora de la Piedad
Nominal Guns16BWAS-1714
NationalitySpain
OperatorPrivate Owners
Acquired1745BWAS-1714
ShipyardBilbao - Biscay BWAS-1714
CategoryPrivateerBWAS-1714
Ship TypeSloopBWAS-1714
Captured21.5.1745BWAS-1714
Becomes
British sloop 'Sapphire's Prize' (1745) (10) 1745-1745
British 10 Gun
Unrated Sloop

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBG
Burthen150Ton 

Armament


1745Broadside Weight UnknownBG
Gun Deck16 Iron Guns

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
21.5.1745130 BG

1 Ship Commander


DatesRankNameSource
1744 - 29.5.1745Capitan de Corsario
Juan Florencio de MirandaSpanish
Privateer
Service 1742-1745
ref:1900

6 Warrant Officers


DatesRankNameSource
1745 - Piloto de corsario
Jacinto de ZubaranSpanish
Privateer
Service 1745
ref:1895
1745 - Maestre de corsario
Juan de JaureguiSpanish
Privateer
Service 1745
ref:1895
1745 - Condestable
Antonio de LopateguiSpanish
Privateer
Service 1745
ref:1895
1745 - Contramaestre
Geronimo PuchSpanish
Privateer
Service 1745
ref:1895
1745 - Piloto de corsario
Vicente del CasalSpanish
Privateer
Service 1745
ref:1895
1746 - Teniente de Corsario
Juan José De HerreroSpanish
Privateer
Service 1742
ref:1895

Service History


DateEventSource
6.1.1744

Capture english ship Marianne

GDM01
5.6.1744

Captures with Santa Barbara y San Antonio privateer:

1. - English ship Union (140Tn), Capt. Philip Payne, Carolina to London

2.- English ship Joven Juan (120 Tn), Capt. Diego Cox, St. Eustaquius to Amsterdam

GDM01
9.6.1744Issued with a Letter of Marqueref:1895
1.7.1744

Capture english ship Juana Maria (180 Tn), Capt. Mikel Obert (Irish), St. Cristoval island to London

GDM01
c.16.7.1744

Capture english ship Rubi (180 Tn), Capt. Henry Garner, Monserrat island to London

GDM01
10.11.1744

Capture the ship Fusister (250 Tn), Capt. Charles Stirman, England to New England. Transporting 150 men, youth and boys and 116 women and girls as settlers.

Together with the privateer ship of Jose Jordanes

GDM01
29.5.1745Taken by
Sapphire (44) 1741-1756
British 44 Gun
5th Rate Ship of the Line
between Cape Clear and the Old Head of Kinsale
BG


Notes on Ship


CaptureBG

Admiralty-Office, May 29 , 1745.

His Majesty's Ship the Saphire, commanded by Capt. Keppel, fell in on the 20th Instant, with a Spanish Privateer, between Cape Clear and the Old Head of Kinsale, and after some hours chase took her, and carried her into Kinsale. She proves to be the Superbe of Bilboa, of about 150 Tons, with 16 guns and 130 men, and is a prime sailor.



 
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