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

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San Antonio
St Antonio
Nominal Guns	64	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	Spanish Fourth Rate ship of the line 'San Antonio' (1761) (60) 1761-1762 Spanish 60 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line
Captured	13.8.1762	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	14.11.1764	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Havana - Cuba	3DECKS
Ship Class	San Antonio Class (1761)	3DECKS
Designed by	Juan JorgeSpanish Designer Ship Builder	3DECKS
Category	Third Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Sold	28.3.1775	BWAS-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 ADM 6/20/58BWAS-171419.11.1767 - 7.10.1768Captain Transfered ADM 6/20/184BWAS-17147.10.1768 - 16.5.1769Captain Transfered ADM 6/20/217BWAS-171416.5.1769 - 24.10.1770Captain ADM 6/20/236BWAS-171425.10.1770 - 1.6.1771Captain ADM 6/20/304BWAS-1714

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1765 - 7.10.1765Purser ADM 6/20/93ADM 6/20

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

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

3DECKSManuel Blasco, Cy Harrison, Web Site

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