British Third Rate ship of the line 'San Antonio' (1762)

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San Antonio

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St Antonio
Nominal Guns64BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Previously
Spanish Fourth Rate ship of the line 'San Antonio' (1761) (60) 1761-1762
Spanish 60 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
Captured13.8.1762BWAS-1714
First Commissioned14.11.1764BWAS-1714
ShipyardHavana - Cuba 3DECKS
Ship ClassSan Antonio Class (1761)3DECKS
Designed by
Juan JorgeSpanish
Designer
Ship Builder
Service 1747-1769
3DECKS
CategoryThird RateBWAS-1714
Ship TypeShip of the LineBWAS-1714
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1714
Sold28.3.1775BWAS-1714

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck159' 6"Imperial Feet48.4658 
Length of Keel132' 2"Imperial Feet40.2352 
Breadth44' 6"Imperial Feet13.4493 
Depth in Hold20' 0"Imperial Feet6.096 
Burthen1,392 12⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


1764Broadside Weight = 600 Imperial Pound ( 272.1 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck26 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck10 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
1764500 BWAS-1714

5 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
14.11.1764 - 19.11.1767Captain
Henry MarshBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1740-1748
ADM 6/20/58BWAS-171419.11.1767 - 7.10.1768Captain
George Anthony TonynBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1744-1770
Transfered ADM 6/20/184BWAS-17147.10.1768 - 16.5.1769Captain
John HollwallBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1737-1771
Transfered ADM 6/20/217BWAS-171416.5.1769 - 24.10.1770Captain
Clark GaytonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1723-1782
ADM 6/20/236BWAS-171425.10.1770 - 1.6.1771Captain
Edmund AffleckBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1740-1787
ADM 6/20/304BWAS-1714

1 Commissioned Officer


DatesRankNameSource
17.11.1764 - 29.11.1766Third Lieutenant
Stephen StephensBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1755-1809
Transfered ADM 6/20/59ADM 6/20

1 Warrant Officer


DatesRankNameSource
1765 - 7.10.1765Purser
Charles HowardBritish
Naval Sailor
Dockyard Staff
Service 1588-1765
ADM 6/20/93ADM 6/20

1 Petty Officer


DatesRatingNameSource
9.9.1770 - 2.5.1771Midshipman
John Anson AtkinsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1768-1781
Transfered ADM 107/6/318ADM 107/6

1 Crewman


DatesRatingNameSource
3.12.1769 - 8.9.1770Able Seaman
John Anson AtkinsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1768-1781
ADM 107/6/318ADM 107/6

Service History


DateEventSource
13.8.1762Taken at HavannaBWAS-1714
19.7.1763Arrived at PortsmouthBWAS-1714
9.3.1764Purchased at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
11.1764Commissioned as a guard ship at PortsmouthBWAS-1714
1.6.1771

Paid off

BWAS-1714

 
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Posted by Jon Miller on Tuesday 23rd of June 2026 05:47

London, 26 March 1765: We hear his Majesty’s ship St Antonio, a Spanish prize, now fitting out at Woolwich, has this week been appointed to sail for the Eest-Indies. [Exeter Mercury, 29 March 1765]

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