Spanish ship Reyna (1743)

History
Spain
Name: Reyna
Launched: 1743
Captured: 13 August 1762, by Royal Navy
Great Britain
Name: HMS Reyna
Acquired: 13 August 1762
Fate: Sold, 1772
General characteristics [1]
Class and type: 74-gun third-rate ship of the line
Tons burthen: 1849 tons (1878.7 tonnes)
Length: 175 ft (53.3 m) (gundeck)
Beam: 48 ft 7 in (14.8 m)
Depth of hold: 22 ft 1 in (6.7 m)
Sail plan: Full-rigged ship
Armament: 74 guns of various weights of shot

Reyna was a 74-gun ship of the line of the Spanish Navy, launched in 1743.

She was captured by the Royal Navy on 13 August 1762, and commissioned as the third rate HMS Reyna. She was sold out of the navy in 1772.

See also

Notes

  1. Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1. p178.

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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