Spanish ship Conquestador (1755)
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_RMG_J3610.jpg) Conquestador
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| History | |
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.svg){kind=small} Spain | |
| Name | Conquestador |
| Launched | 1755 |
| Captured | 13 August 1762, by Royal Navy |
.svg){kind=small} Great Britain | |
| Name | HMS Conquestador |
| Acquired | 13 August 1762 |
| Fate | Broken up, 1782 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type | 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 1278 tons |
| Length | 155 ft 9 in (47.5 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 43 ft 3 in (13.2 m) |
| Depth of hold | 19 ft 3 in (5.9 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament | 60 guns of various weights of shot |
Conquestador was a 60-gun ship of the line of the Spanish Navy, launched in 1755.
She was captured by the Royal Navy on 13 August 1762, and commissioned as the fourth rate HMS Conquestador. She was placed on harbour service in 1775, and broken up in 1782.
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Lavery, Ships of the Line vol. 1. p. 178.
References
[edit]- Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line – Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650–1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.
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