Spanish ship Reina

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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; Reina is possibly among them
History
Bandera de Espana 1760-1785.svg Spain
NameReyna
Launched1743
Captured13 August 1762, by Royal Navy
Naval Ensign of Great Britain (1707-1800).svg Great Britain
NameHMS Reyna
Acquired13 August 1762
FateSold, 1772
General characteristics [1]
Class & type70-gun ship of the line
Tons burthen1849 tons
Length175 ft (53.3 m) (gundeck)
Beam48 ft 7 in (14.8 m)
Depth of hold22 ft 1 in (6.7 m)
Sail plan Full-rigged ship
Armament70 guns of various weights of shot

Reina was a 70-gun ship of the line of the Spanish Navy. Launched in 1743, she was captured by the British during the siege of Havana on 13 August 1762, and commissioned into the Royal Navy as the 74-gun third-rate HMS Reyna. She was sold out of the navy in 1772.

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

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