Spanish ship America (1736)

Painting by Dominic Serres depicting captured Spanish warships at Havana; América is possibly among them
History
Spanish Navy EnsignSpain
NameAmérica
Ordered7 May 1731
BuilderJuan de Acosta, at Havana
Launched21 January 1736
Captured13 August 1762, by Royal Navy
FateBurnt

América was a 60-gun ship of the line of the Spanish Navy. Launched in 1736, she was captured by the British at the siege of Havana on 13 August 1762 and burnt.

References

  • Garcia-Torralba Pérez, Enrique, Navios de la Real Armada, 1700-1860. Colegio Oficial de Ingenieros Navales y Oceánicos de Espana, 2015. ISBN 978-84-939303-4-9.
  • Harbron, John D., Trafalgar and the Spanish Navy. Conway Maritime Press, 1988. ISBN 0-85177-477-6.
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