[{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki43\/spanish-ship-purisima-concepcion-1779\/#BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki43\/spanish-ship-purisima-concepcion-1779\/","headline":"Spanish ship Pur\u00edsima Concepci\u00f3n (1779)","name":"Spanish ship Pur\u00edsima Concepci\u00f3n (1779)","description":"Spanish Royal Navy warship (1779\u20131810) History Spanish Empire Name La Pur\u00edsima Concepci\u00f3n Namesake Immaculate Conception Builder Real Astillero de Esteiro,","datePublished":"2016-12-23","dateModified":"2016-12-23","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki43\/author\/lordneo\/#Person","name":"lordneo","url":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki43\/author\/lordneo\/","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c9645c498c9701c88b89b8537773dd7c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c9645c498c9701c88b89b8537773dd7c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/wiki4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/download.jpg","url":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/wiki4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/download.jpg","width":600,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/b\/bf\/Batalha_do_Cabo_de_S%C3%A3o_Vicente.jpg\/300px-Batalha_do_Cabo_de_S%C3%A3o_Vicente.jpg","url":"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/b\/bf\/Batalha_do_Cabo_de_S%C3%A3o_Vicente.jpg\/300px-Batalha_do_Cabo_de_S%C3%A3o_Vicente.jpg","height":"200","width":"300"},"url":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki43\/spanish-ship-purisima-concepcion-1779\/","wordCount":2343,"articleBody":"Spanish Royal Navy warship (1779\u20131810)HistorySpanish EmpireNameLa Pur\u00edsima Concepci\u00f3nNamesakeImmaculate ConceptionBuilderReal Astillero de Esteiro, Ferrol (Francisco Gautier)[2]Laid down29 February 1779Launched24 December 1779Completed1780Commissioned1780Out of service9 August 1810[1]Refit1780, 1784, 1806Stricken1810FateSunk on 9 August 1810 by French forces off C\u00e1diz.[1]General characteristicsClass and typeFirst-rate ship of the lineTons burthen2,771 bm[1]Length213′ Burgos Feet (Gundeck) (as completed); 220′ 6″ Burgos Feet (Gundeck) (as rebuilt 1796); 186′ 0″ Burgos Feet (Keel)[1]Beam58′ 4″ Burgos Feet[1]Depth of hold28′ 9″ Burgos Feet[1]Decks3[1]PropulsionSailCapacity800 – 1,000 men[2]Troops446 Infantry + 3 Infantry Officers, 91 Artillerymen, 127 Marines + 6 Marine Guards + 16 Marine Officers + 16 General Officers (In 1800, Brest)[3]Complement34 Pajes + 109 Grumetes + 202 Naval Artillerymen + 48 Naval Officers (In 1800, Brest)[3]Armament112[1]-120[2] guns – 32 36 pounders, 30 24 pounders, 32 12 pounders and 18 8 pounders[3]Pur\u00edsima Concepci\u00f3n, was a Spanish first-rate ship of the line of the Kingdom of Spain’s Armada Real in service between 1779 and 1810.[4]Table of ContentsCommission and construction[edit]Service[edit]Commanders[edit]References[edit]Bibliography[edit]Commission and construction[edit]The name Pur\u00edsima Concepci\u00f3n translates into English directly as Immaculate Conception, a religious reference to the veneration of the Virgin Mary. The names of contemporary Spanish ships commonly had religious undertones as with general Spanish naming traditions of the period.Pur\u00edsima Concepci\u00f3n was laid down on 29 February 1779 at the Royal Dockyards at Ferrol, Province of A Coru\u00f1a, Galicia. She was designed by Spanish naval architect Francisco Gautier and constructed by Jos\u00e9 Joaqu\u00edn Romero Fern\u00e1ndez de Landa. She was launched on 24 December 1779 and handed over to the Armada Real.[1] She was completed and commissioned in 1780.Service[edit]Pur\u00edsima Concepci\u00f3n was recorded as having been at C\u00e1diz in 1780, her first action involved attachment to the 3rd Franco-Spanish fleet for the Campaign of the English Channel.[1]On 9 August 1780, Pur\u00edsima Concepci\u00f3n was part of the Spanish fleet that captured a British convoy of 52 ships under the command of Admiral Luis de C\u00f3rdova y C\u00f3rdova and Vice Admiral Jose de Mazarredo y Salazar.[1]On 5 October 1781, Pur\u00edsima Concepci\u00f3n was anchored at C\u00e1diz.[1]In 1782, Pur\u00edsima Concepci\u00f3n supported Spanish actions at Gibraltar during the Great Siege of Gibraltar and was back at C\u00e1diz on 15 April 1782.[1]On 22 October 1782, Pur\u00edsima Concepci\u00f3n was one of 38 ships of the line of the Spanish fleet at the Battle of Cape Spartel though she did not see any action that day.[1]In 1784, Pur\u00edsima Concepci\u00f3n was sailed from C\u00e1diz to Cartagena where she was ordered set in commission. On 13 August 1784, she left Cartagena in a patrol squadron together with the sixth-rate, 24 gun frigate Santa Gertrudis returning to C\u00e1diz. The following day, 14 August, Purisima Concepci\u00f3n assisted Santa Gertrudis in the capture of a 14-gun Algerian vessel. The action lasted around a half-hour beginning when Pur\u00edsima Concepci\u00f3n opened fire on the Algerian ship at around 10 o’clock in the morning. The Algerian vessel was boarded around a half-hour later resulting in the smaller vessel’s capitulation. The Algerian vessel had four heavy cannons, two deck-mounted guns and eight swivel guns.[5] On 15 August, Pur\u00edsima Concepci\u00f3n arrived in C\u00e1diz together with the Gertrudis and their Algerian prize vessel.[1]In early February 1793, Pur\u00edsima Concepci\u00f3n arrived at Cartagena for commissioning and soon after returned to C\u00e1diz. On 23 February 1793, she sailed from C\u00e1diz with 6 other ships of the line to Cartagena where they would join the Siege of Toulon. On 2 October 1793, the fleet left Cartagena bound for Toulon, arriving in the theater on 21 October to join the combined British-Spanish fleet. After the victory at Toulon on 19 December, Pur\u00edsima Concepci\u00f3n left on 25 December bound for Cartagena, arriving on 31 December 1793.[1]On 3 March 1795, Pur\u00edsima Concepci\u00f3n was at C\u00e1diz.[1]On 26 June 1796, Pur\u00edsima Concepci\u00f3n was at Cartagena. While docked, a fire broke out on the ship but it was extinguished by the crew before causing significant damage.[1]In 1797, Pur\u00edsima Concepci\u00f3n was at C\u00e1diz and was trapped there by the British blockade of the port. Spain eventually prevailed in the battle. On 14 February 1797, she took part in the Second Battle of Cape St Vincent. She was the flagship for the second Spanish squadron. Her commander was Lieutenant-General Francisco Javier Morales de los R\u00edos and her Flag Captain & Brigadier was Jos\u00e9 Esca\u00f1o. The Spanish fleet was commanded by Admiral Jos\u00e9 de C\u00f3rdoba y Ramos. During the action, she suffered 8 killed and 21 wounded. The Spanish defeat at Cape St. Vincent enabled the British Royal Navy under Admiral Horatio Nelson back into the Mediterranean Sea.[1]In 1800, Pur\u00edsima Concepci\u00f3n was attached to the Spanish fleet in the Second Campaign of the English Channel. Later in the year she was blockaded by the British Fleet under Rear Admiral John Colpoys at Brest. She remained blockaded at Brest until 1801.[1]In 1808, Pur\u00edsima Concepci\u00f3n was careened at Ferrol and sailed from Ferrol to C\u00e1diz later in the year when the process was complete.[1]In 1809, Pur\u00edsima Concepci\u00f3n was at C\u00e1diz.[1]In 1810, Pur\u00edsima Concepci\u00f3n was at C\u00e1diz. On 6 March, a big storm swept the harbor at C\u00e1diz. On 7 March, Pur\u00edsima Concepci\u00f3n lost her anchors and ran ashore on the French occupied Spanish coast. On 8 August 1810, Pur\u00edsima Concepci\u00f3n was under heavy shot from French warships and land forces. On 9 August, she was burned by French troops and sunk off the coast. At the time of the loss, the ship was under the command of Rafael Mastre.[1][6] Two other Spanish line ships, Monta\u00f1\u00e9s and San Ram\u00f3n, the Spanish frigate Paz, a Portuguese warship, a British brigantine and 20 merchant ships were similarly lost as a result of the storm and subsequent French attacks.[7]Commanders[edit]Flag Officers of the Pur\u00edsima Concepci\u00f3nCommanderCommanded FromCommanded UntilNotesVice Admiral Don Miguel Gasc\u00f3n1780?Pur\u00edsima Concepci\u00f3n served as flagshipAdmiral Don Luis de Cordova5 October 178115 April 1782Pur\u00edsima Concepci\u00f3n served as flagshipAdmiral Don Juan Bautista Bonet1782?N\/AAdmiral Don Juan de Langara y Huarte23 February 17931 March 1793N\/AAdmiral Don Juan de Langara y Huarte21 October 1793?N\/AAdmiral Don Francisco de Borja1794?N\/AAdmiral Don Jose de Mazarredo3 March 1795?N\/AVice Admiral Francisco Morales de los R\u00edos y Pineda, Count of Morales de los R\u00edos1797?Pur\u00edsima Concepci\u00f3n served as flagshipReferences[edit]Bibliography[edit]"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki43\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki43\/spanish-ship-purisima-concepcion-1779\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Spanish ship Pur\u00edsima Concepci\u00f3n (1779)"}}]}]