San José

Captured

Type	Ship of the line
Rate	First rate
Guns	112 guns
War	French Revolutionary Wars

Service

1783–1797	San José	Spain
from 1797	San Josef Captured at Cape St Vincent	Britain

112-gun three-decker. At Cape St Vincent she fouled San Nicolás, and Nelson boarded her across San Nicolás's deck and took the Spanish officers' swords on her quarterdeck. HMS San Josef in British service.

The 'Captain' capturing the 'San Nicolas' and the 'San José' at the Battle of Cape St Vincent, 14 February 1797 An incident during the French Revolutionary War, 1793-1802. At the beginning of 1797, the British Admiral Sir John Jervis, with 11 sail of the line, lay in the Tagus, while a Spanish fleet Photo: Nicholas Pocock, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

Lower gundeck: 32 × 32-pounder guns
Middle gundeck: 32 × 24-pounder guns
Upper gundeck: 32 × 12-pounder guns
Quarterdeck: 12 × 9-pounder guns
Forecastle: 6 × 4-pounder guns

Builder	Ferrol
Laid down	9 November 1782
Launched	30 June 1783
Length	194 ft 3 in (59.21 m) (gundeck) 156 ft 11 in (47.83 m) (keel)
Complement	839

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

Career

Launched

30 June 1783

Battle of Cape St Vincent

Captured

14 February 1797

Rear-Admiral Winthuysen killed

Renamed HMS San Josef

Britain

1797 · Captured at Cape St Vincent

Fate

Captured

Broken up in May 1849