HMS San Antonio (1762)

For other ships with the same name, see Spanish ship San Antonio and HMS San Antonio.
History
Spain
Name: San Antonio
Captured: 13 August 1762, by Royal Navy
Great Britain
Name: HMS San Antonio
Acquired: 13 August 1762
Fate: Sold, 1775
General characteristics [1]
Class and type: 64-gun Third Rate ship of the line
Tons burthen: 13921294 (bm)
Length: 159 ft 6 in (48.62 m) (gundeck)
Beam: 44 ft 6 in (13.56 m)
Depth of hold: 20 ft (6.1 m)
Propulsion: Sails
Sail plan: Full rigged ship
Armament: 64 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.

Fate

San Antonio was sold out of the navy in 1775.

References

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

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