Spanish ship America (1736)
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| Name | America |
| Ordered | 7 May 1731 |
| Builder | Juan de Acosta, at Havana |
| Launched | 21 January 1736 |
| Captured | 13 August 1762, by Royal Navy |
| Fate | Burnt on capture |
America was a 60-gun ship of the line of the Spanish Navy, launched in 1736.
She was captured by the British Royal Navy at the seizure of Havana on 13 August 1762, and burnt.
References
[edit]- 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.