HMS San Antonio (1762)

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Dominic Serres the Elder - The Captured Spanish Fleet at Havana, August-September 1762.jpg
Painting by Dominic Serres depicting captured Spanish warships at Havana; San Antonio is possibly among them
History
Bandera de Espana 1760-1785.svg Spain
NameSan Antonio
Captured13 August 1762, by Royal Navy
Naval Ensign of Great Britain (1707-1800).svg Great Britain
NameHMS San Antonio
Acquired13 August 1762
FateSold, 1775
General characteristics [1]
Class & type64-gun Third Rate ship of the line
Tons burthen13921294 (bm)
Length159 ft 6 in (48.62 m) (gundeck)
Beam44 ft 6 in (13.56 m)
Depth of hold20 ft (6.1 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail plan Full-rigged ship
Armament64 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. She was sold out of the British navy in 1775.[ citation needed ]

References

  1. Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1. p178.

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