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>At the book "Yo solo. Bernardo de Gálvez y la toma de >Panzacola en 1781. Una contribución española a la >independencia de los Estados Unidos", by Carmen de >Reparaz, Serbal, Barcelona, 1988, are some data about >the Spanish and French SOLs, minor war vessels and >transports at La Habana. >I would copy some of the data about the SOLs (there is >many more about soldiers on board and such). When I >put the number of "división", the SOL was at La Habana >under command of Jefe de Escuadra José Solano (the 8th >April 1781) > >FRENCH: >"Destin" (1º división). 74 guns >"Intrépide" (2º división). 60 guns >"Palmier"(chief of 3º división). 74 guns >"Triton" (1º división). 60 guns > >SPANISH > >"San Luis" general flagship (1º división).PROBABLY NOT >ARMED IN MARCH 1777 > >"San Nicolás (de Bari)"(chief of 2º división). >CARTAGENA 80-560 > >"Arrogante" (3º división).PROBABLY NOT ARMED IN MARCH >1777 > >"Gallardo" (3º división).PROBABLY NOT ARMED IN MARCH >1777 > >"Guerrero"(1º división); sailed from Habana to >Panzacola the 16th October 1780. EL FERROL 70-560 > >"Magnánimo"(1º división). EL FERROL 70-560 > >"(San Francisco de) Asís" (2º división).PROBABLY NOT >ARMED IN MARCH 1777 > >"(San Francisco de) Paula" (2º división). CADIZ 70-560 > >"San Gabriel" (3º división); 70 guns - 600 men when >sailed from Habana to Panzacola the 7th March 1780. >PROBABLY NOT ARMED IN MARCH 1777 > >"San Genaro" sailed from Habana to Panzacola the 16th >October 1780. PROBABLY NOT ARMED IN MARCH 1777 > >"San Juan Nepomuceno" 70 guns - 551 men when sailed >from Habana to Panzacola the 7th March 1780; sailed >again from Habana to Panzacola the 16th October >1780.PROBABLY NOT ARMED IN MARCH 1777 > >"Velasco" sailed from Habana to Panzacola the 16th >October 1780. CADIZ 70-560 > >"San Ramón" 64 guns - 677 men when sailed from Habana >to Panzacola the 7th March 1780; sailed again from >Habana to Panzacola the 16th October 1780; sailed >again from Habana to Panzacola the 28th February 1781, >with a crew of 410 and 63 men of the "1º de >Granaderos". LA HABANA (the only SOL there) 70-560 > >"Astuto"(2º división); sailed from Habana to Panzacola >the 16th October 1780. CALLAO 60-560 > >"Dragon"(3º división); sailed from Habana to Panzacola >the 16th October 1780. VERACRUZ 64-560 > >I put to each of these Spanish SOLs in Capitol the >name of the Department where they were at March 1777 >and also the number of guns of men at the same time, >taken from "Antonio de Ulloa y la Nueva España", >Francisco de Solano, UNAM, México, 1987 (segunda >edición). > >Bye Gerardo

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