HMS San Antonio (1762)
Ship of the line of the Royal Navy
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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.[1]
NameSan Antonio
Captured13 August 1762, by Royal Navy
NameSan Antonio
Acquired13 August 1762
Painting by Dominic Serres depicting captured Spanish warships at Havana; San Antonio is possibly among them | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 Spain | |
| Name | San Antonio |
| Captured | 13 August 1762, by Royal Navy |
.svg){kind=small} Great Britain | |
| Name | San Antonio |
| Acquired | 13 August 1762 |
| Fate | Sold, 1775 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | 64-gun Third Rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 139212⁄94 (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 |
