Spanish ship Conquestador (1755)

For other ships with the same name, see Spanish ship Conquestador and HMS Conquestador.

Conquestador
History
Spain
Name	Conquestador
Launched	1755
Captured	13 August 1762, by Royal Navy
Great Britain
Name	HMS Conquestador
Acquired	13 August 1762
Fate	Broken up, 1782
General characteristics [1]
Class and type	60-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	1278 tons
Length	155 ft 9 in (47.5 m) (gundeck)
Beam	43 ft 3 in (13.2 m)
Depth of hold	19 ft 3 in (5.9 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	60 guns of various weights of shot

Conquestador was a 60-gun ship of the line of the Spanish Navy, launched in 1755.

She was captured by the Royal Navy on 13 August 1762, and commissioned as the fourth rate HMS Conquestador. She was placed on harbour service in 1775, and broken up in 1782.

See also

• List of ships captured in the 18th century

Notes

1. Lavery, Ships of the Line vol. 1. p. 178.

References

• Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line – Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650–1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.