HMS San Antonio (1762)
| History | |
|---|---|
.svg){kind=small} Spain | |
| Name | San Antonio |
| Captured | 13 August 1762, by Royal Navy |
.svg){kind=small} Great Britain | |
| Name | HMS San Antonio |
| Acquired | 13 August 1762 |
| Fate | Sold, 1775 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type | 64-gun Third Rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 139212⁄94 (bm) |
| Length | 159 ft 6 in (48.62 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 44 ft 6 in (13.56 m) |
| Depth of hold | 20 ft (6.1 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament | 64 guns of various weights of shot |
San Antonio was a 64-gun ship of the line of the Spanish Navy.
On 13 August 1762 she was captured by the Royal Navy, and commissioned as the Third Rate HMS San Antonio.
Fate
[edit]San Antonio was sold out of the navy in 1775.
References
[edit]- ^ Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1. p178.
Bibliography
[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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