British Third Rate ship of the line 'Infanta' (1762)

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Infanta
Nominal Guns	74	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	Spanish Third Rate ship of the line 'Infante' (1750) (70) 1750-1762 Spanish 70 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line
Captured	13.8.1762	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Havana - Cuba	3DECKS
Ship Class	Princesa Class (1748)	3DECKS
Designed by	Matthew MullinsBritish Designer Ship Builder Service 1748-1777	3DECKS
Constructor	Matthew MullinsBritish Designer Ship Builder Service 1748-1777	3DECKS
Category	Third Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Sold	26.4.1775	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck171' 6"Imperial Feet52.1229
Length of Keel137' 4"Imperial Feet41.7603
Breadth51' 4"Imperial Feet15.6464
Depth in Hold22' 5"Imperial Feet6.7691
Burthen1,918 ⁶⁴⁄₉₄Imperial Feet0.0173

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
15.9.1762 - 24.4.1763CaptainBWAS-1714

Service History

DateEventSource
13.8.1762Captured at the surrender of HavanaB066
9.1762Commissioned for voyage to EnglandB066
27.5.1763Arrived at PortsmouthB066
8.7.1763Purchased for Royal Navy ServiceBWAS-1714
4.1765Began small repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
17.6.1765SurveyedB066
11.1765Completed small repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £16927.16.9dBWAS-1714
26.4.1775Sold to Robert Killingsley for £1,605BWAS-1714

Notes on Ship

ServiceBWAS-1714
Saw no active service and was never commissioned in the Royal Navy

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

3DECKSManuel Blasco Felip, Cy Harrison, Web Site

B066Brian Lavery, Book

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

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