HMS San Nicolas (1797)
San Nicolás was an 80-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Spanish Navy.
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| Name: | San Nicolás |
| Captured: | By the British at the Battle of Cape St Vincent on 14 February 1797 |
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| Name: | HMS San Nicolas |
| Acquired: | 14 February 1797 |
| Reclassified: | Prison ship in 1800 |
| Fate: | Sold on 3 November 1814 |
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| Type: | 80-gun third-rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1,942 tons |
| Length: | 180 ft (55 m) |
| Beam: | 49 ft 6 in (15.09 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: | 80 guns |
She was present at the Battle of Cape St Vincent on 14 February 1797, when she was boarded by a number of British sailors from HMS Captain led by Horatio Nelson. They successfully took the ship, then crossed from her decks to board San Josef, which had come to the aid of San Nicolás, but had become encumbered with her. Nelson and his men then captured San Josef as well.
San Nicolás was commissioned into the Royal Navy as HMS San Nicolas. She became a prison ship in 1800, and was sold for breaking up on 3 November 1814.
References
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
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