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Spanish ship San Francisco de Asis (1767)

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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
Spanish flag 1748-1785 Spanish flag 1785-1873
NameSan Francisco de Asis
NamesakeSaint Francis of Assisi
LaunchedGuarnizo (Cantabria), 1767
FateSank in 1805
General characteristics
Class and type74-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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