Spanish ship San Francisco de Asis (1767)
For other ships with the same name, see Spanish ship San Francisco de Asis.
Battle between the Spanish ship of line San Francisco de Asís and three British frigates and a sloop during the Action of 25 January 1797. | |
History | |
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Name: | San Francisco de Asis |
Namesake: | Saint Francis of Assisi |
Launched: | Guarnizo (Cantabria), 1767 |
Fate: | Sank in 1805 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type: | 74-gun third rate |
San Francisco de Asis was a Spanish 74-gun ship of the line launched in 1767 from the royal shipyard in Guarnizo (Cantabria). She was wrecked after the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805 near Puerto de Santa Maria.
References
- John D. Harbron Trafalgar and the Spanish Navy (1988) ISBN 0-87021-695-3
External links
- Historia del Navío de línea San Francisco de Asís Revista de Historia Naval (Spanish)
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