Spanish ship San Francisco de Asis (1767)

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
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
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