America was a 60-gun ship of the line of the Spanish Navy, launched in 1736.
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| Name | America |
| Ordered | 7 May 1731 |
| Builder | Juan de Acosta, at Havana |
| Launched | 21 January 1736 |
| Captured | 13 August 1762, by Royal Navy |
| Fate | Burnt on capture |
She was captured by the British Royal Navy at the seizure of Havana on 13 August 1762, and burnt.
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.