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Spanish ship Princesa (1750)
Princesa was a 70-gun, two deck, ship of the line of the Spanish Navy, launched in 1750.
| History | |
|---|---|
| Spain | |
| Name | Princesa |
| Launched | 1750 |
| Captured | 16 January 1780, by Royal Navy |
| Great Britain | |
| Name | HMS Princessa |
| Acquired | 16 January 1780 |
| Fate | Broken up, 1809 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type | 70-gun third rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 1966 |
| Length | 170 ft 2½ in (51.9 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 51 ft 2 in (15.6 m) |
| Depth of hold | 22 ft 1 in (6.7 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament | 70 guns of various weights of shot |
She fought at the Battle of Cape St Vincent in 1780, where she was captured by Admiral George Rodney of the Royal Navy. She was then recommissioned in England as the third rate HMS Princessa.
On 12 April 1782 she was the flagship of the blue squadron at the Battle of the Saintes with Admiral Francis Samuel Drake on board (but under overall control of Admiral George Rodney of the white squadron.[2]
From 1784 she was employed as a sheer hulk, and she was broken up in 1809.
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References
- Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line – Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650–1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.