Saint-Antoine

Captured

Spanish Navy, then French Navy, then Royal Navy

Type	Ship of the line
Rate	Third rate
Guns	74 guns
War	French Revolutionary Wars

Service

1785–1801	San Antonio	Spain
1801	Saint-Antoine Transferred to France	France
from 1801	San Antonio Captured in the Strait of Gibraltar	Britain

74-gun ship built at Cartagena as the Spanish San Antonio. At Cape St Vincent, then handed over to France in 1801. Taken by Superb in the night action in the Strait and taken into the Royal Navy.

Dedication: [bottom, below title:] This View of the CÆSAR, VENERABLE and SUPERB, Defeating the Combined French and Spanish Fleet on the Night of the 12,, July 1801, when the SAN ANTONIO of 74 Guns, was Captured the REAL CARLOS and SAN HERMENEGILDO of 112 Guns, each were burn'd. / is most respectfull Photo: Robert Dodd, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

28 × 32-pounder cannon
28 × 18-pounder cannon
6 × 9-pounder cannon
12 × 32-pounder carronades

Builder	Cartagena shipyard
Launched	16 July 1785
Length	53.3 m (175 ft)
Complement	590

As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.

Career

Launched as San Antonio

16 July 1785

Battle of Cape St Vincent

Survived

as San Antonio

14 February 1797

As San Antonio

Second Battle of Algeciras

Captured

as San Antonio

12–13 July 1801

Commodore Le Ray

Renamed Saint-Antoine

France

1801 · Transferred to France

Renamed HMS San Antonio

Britain

13 July 1801 · Captured in the Strait of Gibraltar

Fate

Captured

Sold 1828