Spanish ship Princessa (1750)
- Spanish ship Princessa (1750)
"Princessa" was a 70-gun ship of the line of the Spanish Navy, launched in 1750.
She fought at the Battle of Cape St Vincent in 1780, where she was captured by the Royal Navy and commissioned as the third rate HMS "Princessa". From 1784 she was employed as a sheer hulk, and she was broken up in 1809.
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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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