Spanish ship Reina (1743)

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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 Royal Navy on 13 August 1762, and commissioned 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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