Spanish ship Conquestador (1755)

For other ships with the same name, see Spanish ship Conquestador and HMS Conquestador.

Conquestador
History
Spanish Navy EnsignSpain
NameConquestador
Launched1755
Captured13 August 1762, by Royal Navy
Royal Navy EnsignGreat Britain
NameHMS Conquestador
Acquired13 August 1762
FateBroken up, 1782
General characteristics [1]
Class and type60-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen1278 tons
Length155 ft 9 in (47.5 m) (gundeck)
Beam43 ft 3 in (13.2 m)
Depth of hold19 ft 3 in (5.9 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament60 guns of various weights of shot

Conquestador was a 60-gun ship of the line of the Spanish Navy, launched in 1755.

She was captured by the Royal Navy on 13 August 1762, and commissioned as the fourth rate HMS Conquestador. She was placed on harbour service in 1775, and broken up in 1782.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Lavery, Ships of the Line vol. 1. p. 178.

References

  • Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line – Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650–1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.


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