San Nicolás

Captured

Type	Ship of the line
Rate	Third rate
Guns	80
War	French Revolutionary Wars

Service

1769–1797	San Nicolás de Bari	Spain
from 1797	San Nicolas Captured at Cape St Vincent	Britain

80-gun ship. At Cape St Vincent Nelson laid Captain alongside her and led the boarders in himself through her stern windows.

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

80 guns

Length	180 ft (55 m)

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

Career

Battle of Cape St Vincent

Captured

as San Nicolás de Bari

14 February 1797

Boarded by Nelson

Fate

Captured

Sold on 3 November 1814