Built as an 80-gun ship-of-the-line in 1775 by Reales Astilleros de Esteiro at El Ferrol, Spain for the Spanish Navy.
Launched under the name SAN EUGENIO.
Crew 642 including 225 marines.
She was built after a design made by the ships builder Francisco Gautier.
The SAN EUGENIO in her sea trials performed so well that many ships of the Spanish Navy were built after her lines.
1776 She is part of a squadron of Admiral Mazarredo; the following ships were included in the squadron, VELASCO, SAN EUGENIO, ORIENTE, and SAN FRANCISCO OF PAULA and the frigate CATALINA.
The squadron was on patrol off the Canary Islands, and used to control the ships trade to and from the Canary Islands, many ships were trading to the islands in that time without paying the right duty, the squadron took the ships which were not paying the correct amount in detention.
June 1793 SAN EUGENIO under command Captain Francisco Alcedo y Bustamante as flagship of General Lieutenant Gabriel of Aristizabal.
Aristizabal commanded a squadron of eleven ships-of-the-line, seven frigates and nine brigs, with the orders to protect the Spanish trade in North America and the Caribbean.
The same month the squadron sailed to Santo Domingo, (Haiti) to harass that part of the island what was occupied by the French, and work together with the terrestrial forces still fighting on the island.
Also the squadron had to watch enemy shipping in the Caribbean waters and keep a watchful eye on the British fleet in Jamaica.
1794 It took part in the capture of Fuerte Delfin (Fort Liberté) from the French in Santo Domingo.
During the Battle of Cape St Vincent on 16 January 1780 was she one of the Spanish fleet of 11 ships-of-the-line and two frigates, under command of Admiral Don Juan de Langare, who were engaged by the British fleet under command of Admiral Sir George Rodney.
The action began at about 04.00 p.m. during stormy weather in a position about 12 miles of Cape St Vincent. The battle was going on till about 02.00 a.m.
During the battle one Spanish ship was destroyed and six were captured.
The SAN EUGENIO it looks she was also captured but shortly thereafter abandoned by the British prize crew due to bad weather, and thereafter sailed by the Spanish crew to a Spanish port.
1804 She was sold by the Spanish Navy for breaking up.
On Paraguay 1987 Gs2 sg?
Source: http://216.66.18.60/todoababor/listad/s_2.htm (with thanks to Mr. Mario Rosner for the translation). An Encyclopedia of Naval History by Bruce and Cogar. Log Book. Some other web-sites.