Spanish ship America (1736)

History
Spain
Name	America
Ordered	7 May 1731
Builder	Juan de Acosta, at Havana
Launched	21 January 1736
Captured	13 August 1762, by Royal Navy
Fate	Burnt on capture

America was a 60-gun ship of the line of the Spanish Navy, launched in 1736.

She was captured by the British Royal Navy at the siege of Havana on 13 August 1762, and burnt.

References

• Garcia-Torralba Pérez, Enrique, Navios de la Real Armada, 1700-1860. Colegio Oficial de Ingenieros Navales y Oceánicos de Espana, 2015. ISBN   978-84-939303-4-9.
• Harbron, John D., Trafalgar and the Spanish Navy. Conway Maritime Press, 1988. ISBN   0-85177-477-6.