Spanish Fourth Rate ship of the line 'San Antonio' (1761)

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San Antonio
Nominal Guns	60	3DECKS
Nationality	Spain
Operator	Armada Real
Acquired	1761	3DECKS
Shipyard	Havana - Cuba	3DECKS
Ship Class	San Antonio Class (1761)	3DECKS
Designed by	Juan JorgeSpanish Designer Ship Builder Service 1750-1769	3DECKS
Category	Fourth Rate	3DECKS
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	3DECKS
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	3DECKS
Captured	13.8.1762	BWAS-1714
Becomes	British Third Rate ship of the line 'San Antonio' (1762) (64) 1762-1775 British 64 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line

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
Burthen1,392Tons BM

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1761 - 13.8.1762Capitán de navío3DECKS

Service History

DateEventSource
6.6.1762Lying disarmed and in ordinary at Havana3DECKS
6.6.1762Operations against Havana
14.8.1762Taken by the British at the surrender of Havana3DECKS

Notes on Ship

General history3DECKS
Was never commissioned for service. Her guns were dismounted and used as shore batteries in the defence of Havanna

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

3DECKSManuel Blasco Felip, Cy Harrison, Web Site

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

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