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.[1]
 Painting by Dominic Serres depicting captured Spanish warships at Havana; América is possibly among them | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 Spain | |
| Name | América |
| Ordered | 7 May 1731 |
| Builder | Juan de Acosta, at Havana |
| Launched | 21 January 1736 |
| Captured | 13 August 1762, by the Royal Navy |
| Fate | Burnt |
Citations
edit- ↑ Winfield, et al., p. 183
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.
- Winfield, Rif; Tredrea, John M; García-Torralba Pérez, Enrique & Blasco Felip, Manuel (2023). Spanish Warships in the Age of Sail 1700—1860: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-5267-9078-1.