HMS San Antonio (1762)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS San Antonio.

Painting by Dominic Serres depicting captured Spanish warships at Havana; San Antonio is possibly among them
History
Spanish Navy EnsignSpain
NameSan Antonio
Captured13 August 1762, by Royal Navy
Royal Navy EnsignGreat Britain
NameHMS San Antonio
Acquired13 August 1762
FateSold, 1775
General characteristics [1]
Class & type64-gun Third Rate ship of the line
Tons burthen139212⁄94 (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 planFull-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.

References

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

Bibliography

  • Lavery, Brian (1983) 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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