Spanish ship Galicia (1750)
The departure of King Carlos III of Spain from Naples in 1759 in which the Galicia took part.
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| Name: | Galicia |
| Namesake: | Galicia, Spain |
| Owner: | King Fernando VI of Spain and King Carlos III of Spain and King Carlos IV of Spain |
| Operator: | Spanish Navy |
| Route: | Armada Real - Havana, Cartagena de Indias, Cádiz, Cartagena, Barcelona, Santiago de Cuba, Ferrol |
| Builder: | Havana Shipyard (Antonio Castaneta) |
| Commissioned: | 1750 |
| Maiden voyage: | Havana to Cartagena de Indias |
| In service: | 1750-1797 |
| Out of service: | 1797 |
| Refit: | 1793 |
| Struck: | 1797 |
| Homeport: | Cádiz |
| Nickname(s): | Santiago El Mayor |
| Fate: | Broken up in 1797 |
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| Class and type: | Third-Rate Ship of the Line |
| Type: | Ship of the Line |
| Tonnage: | 2771 |
| Displacement: | 2,771 BM |
| Length: | 185' 9" Burgos Feet (Gundeck) and 156' 3" Burgos Feet (Keel) |
| Beam: | 55' Burgos Feet |
| Draught: | 27' 2 |
| Depth of hold: | 24' Burgos Feet |
| Decks: | 2 |
| Propulsion: | Sail |
| Armament: | 70-74 guns - 24 pounders, 30 18 pounders and 18 8 pounders |
The Galicia, was a Spanish Third-rate ship of the line of the Kingdom of Spain's Armada Real in service between 1750 and 1797.
The name Galicia is a reference to the region of Galicia in Spain's northwest.
The Galicia was likely commissioned sometime in the mid 1740s though the exact date is unknown and was laid down and constructed at the Havana Shipyards at Hispaniolal. She was built under the system designed by Antonio Castaneta along with her sister ships, the Infante and the Princesa.
In 1751, under the command of Luis de Velasco, Galicia left havana with the Infante and the Princesa sailing to Cartagena de Indias. Once loaded at Cartagena de Indias, the ships proceeded in a convoy of the Flota de Tierra Firme to Havana and then on to Cádiz.
On 1 March 1752, Galicia left Havana together with the Infante, the Princesa and the Rayo, all arriving in Cádiz on 30 April of the same year.
In 1754, Galicia transported a shipment of heavy guns from Barcelona to Cartagena.
In 1759, Galicia was at Cartagena. Later that year, after the death of King Fernando VI of Spain, a fleet of 36 ships was assembled at Cartagena under the command of the Juan José de Navarro Viana y Búfalo, the 1st Marqués de la Victoria of the flagship El Fénix. The fleet was tasked with picking up King Carlos III of Spain and his family from Naples to bring them to Barcelona, leaving Cartagena on 19 August 1759 and arriving at Naples in September. General and Vice Admiral Don Pedro Fitz-James Stuart served as the commander of one of the fleet's divisions with the 70-gun Galicia as his flagship. Galicia's captain was for the voyage was Juan Antonio de la Colina Rasines. The squadron was captained by Major General Joaquín de Aguirre and consisted also of the ships Terrible (74), Atlante (74) and the Soberano (74). The fleet arrived at Barcelona on 15 December 1759 whereupon Pedro Fitz-James Stuart was named as Primer Caballerizo del Rey.
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