Spanish ship San Francisco de Asis (1767)
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.
![]() 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: | Wrecked 23 October 1805 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type: | 74-gun third rate |
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 (in Spanish)
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.