Note that surviving 68-gun ships were re-rated as 70 guns in 1770 and as 74-gun ships in October 1793. This era commenced with the recruitment of British leading shipwrights who became the principal builders at the Naval Dockyards. •
Experimental group •
Fernando (
Santa Bárbara) 64 (launched 8 September 1751 at Ferrol) - Wrecked 3 January 1769 •
Septentrión (
San Hermenegildo) 64 (launched 26 December 1751 at Cartagena) - Wrecked 1783 •
Asia 64 (launched 17 March 1752 at Ferrol) - Scuttled 11 June 1762 at Havana •
África 68 (launched 20 November 1752 at Cadiz) - stricken 8 August 1806 and BU 1809 • '''
Firme class''' both ordered May 1752 at Cadiz (Carraca Dyd), 68 guns •
Firme (
San Zenón) 68 (launched 22 June 1754 at Cadiz) - Captured by Britain 22 July 1805, retaining same name, BU 1814 •
Aquiles (
San Ramón) 68 (launched 5 September 1754 at Cadiz) - Stricken 7 August 1790 •
España 58 (launched 1 June 1757 at Cádiz) - Stricken to BU 12 December 1807 • '''
Eolo class''' all ordered 1752 at Ferrol (Esteiro Dyd), 68 guns •
Oriente (
San Diego de Alcala) 68 (launched 15 August 1753 at Ferrol) - Stricken 27 September 1806 •
Eolo (
San Juan de Dios) 68 (launched 28 August 1753 at Ferrol) - Stricken 20 March 1864 •
Aquilón (
San Dámaso) 68 (launched 10 March 1754 at Ferrol) - Captured by Britain 11 August 1762, retaining same name, later renamed HMS
Moro, BU 1770 •
Neptuno (
San Justo) 68 (launched 6 July 1754 at Ferrol) - Scuttled 11 August 1762 •
Magnánimo (
San Pastor) 68 (launched 30 November 1754 at Ferrol) - Wrecked 12 July 1794 •
Gallardo (
San Juan de Sahagún) 68 (launched 18 October 1754 at Ferrol) - Scuttled 16 February 1797 •
Brillante (
San Dionisio) 68 (launched 20 August 1754 at Ferrol) - Burnt 10 October 1790 •
Vencedor (
San Julian) 68 (launched 11 June 1755 at Ferrol) - transferred to France 1806, renamed
Argonaute, captured by Spain 1808, renamed
Vencedor, wrecked 1810 •
Glorioso (
San Francisco Javier) 74 (launched 29 January 1755 at Ferrol) - stricken 5 May 1818 to BU •
Guerrero (
San Raimundo) 68 (launched 27 March 1755 at Ferrol) - BU 1844 •
Soberano (
San Gregorio) 68 (launched 9 August 1755 at Ferrol) - Captured by Britain at Havana on 14 August 1762, retaining same name, BU 1770 •
Héctor (
San Bernardo) 68 (launched 22 September 1755 at Ferrol) - stricken 11 June 1768 and BU 1790 • '''
Serio class'
, first four ordered April 1752 at Guarnizo; four more ordered there in March 1753, but the final pair (Diligente
and Dominante'') were cancelled in 1754. •
Serio (
San Víctor) 68 (launched December 1753 at Guarnizo) - BU 1805 •
Poderoso (
San Pantaleón) 68 (launched January 1754 at Guarnizo) - Burnt 27 August 1779 •
Soberbio (
San Bonifacio) 68 (launched March 1754 at Guarnizo) - Stricken 23 June 1764 •
Arrogante (
San Antonio de Padua) 68 (launched March 1754 at Guarnizo) - Scuttled 16 February 1797 •
Hércules 68 (launched late 1754 or early 1755 at Guarnizo) - stricken 4 July 1761 •
Contento 68 (launched January 1755 at Guarnizo) - stricken 6 October 1761 •
Tridente 64 (launched 15 July 1754 at Cartagena) - Stricken 1771 • '''
Terrible class''', both ordered March 1752 at Cartagena, 68 guns •
Terrible (
San Pablo Apóstol) 68 (launched 10 November 1754 at Cartagena) - Stricken 1811 •
Atlante (
San José) 68 (launched 21 December 1754 at Cartagena) - transferred to France 22 September 1801, renamed
Atlas 1803, captured by Spain 1808, same name, BU 1817 •
Arrogante 68 (-) - Burnt on stocks at Ferrol, 1754 • '''
Triunfante class''' all ordered 1753-54 at Ferrol (Esteiro Dyd), 68 guns •
Triunfante 68 (launched 1 February 1756 at Ferrol) - Wrecked 5 January 1795 •
Dichoso 68 (launched 18 March 1756 at Ferrol) - Stricken 15 October 1784 •
Monarca 68 (launched 13 June 1756 at Ferrol) - Captured by Britain at the
Battle of Cape St. Vincent, 1780, retaining same name, sold 1791 •
Diligente 68 (launched 25 September 1756 at Ferrol) - Captured by Britain at the
Battle of Cape St. Vincent, 1780, renamed HMS
Diligence, BU 1784 •
Peruano 50 (launched 1757 at Guayaquil) - Sold 26 January 1790 •
Campeón 60 (launched 27 January 1758 at Ferrol) - Hulked 1778, BU 1824 •
Conquistador 60 (launched 29 July 1758 at Cádiz) - Captured by Britain 11 August 1762, retaining same name, stricken 1782 •
Astuto (
San Eustaquio) 58/60 (launched 10 April 1759 at Havana) - BU 1810 • '''
Príncipe Class'
68 guns, later 70. Ordered 1757 as replacements for the cancelled Serio'' class ships. •
Príncipe (
San Mateo) 68 (launched 23 December 1759 at Guarnizo) - Sold 15 May 1776 •
Victorioso (
Nuestra Señora de la Concepción) 68 (launched early 1760 at Guarnizo) - Sold 15 May 1776 • '''
San Carlos Class''', 80 guns •
San Carlos 80 (-) - Destroyed on stocks at Havana, 1762 •
Santiago 80 (-) - Destroyed on stocks at Havana, 1762 •
Buen Consejo 60 (purchased 18 November 1761 at Genoa) - stricken 8 July 1762 •
San Genaro 60 (launched 27 October 1761 at Havana) - Captured by Britain at Havana on 14 August 1762, retaining same name, lost 1763 •
San Antonio 60 (launched 17 December 1761 at Havana) - Captured by Britain at Havana on 14 August 1762, retaining same name, sold 1775 • '''
Velasco class''' all ordered 1762-64 at Cartagena, 68/70 guns •
Velasco 68/70 (launched 18 August 1764 at Cartagena) - stricken 4 September 1796 •
San Genaro 68/70 (launched 23 December 1765 at Cartagena) - transferred to France on 24 July 1801, renamed
Ulysse, later renamed
Tourville, stricken 1822 •
Santa Isabel 70 (launched 30 April 1767 at Cartagena) - BU 1803 • '''
San Vicente Ferrer Class''' 80 guns. •
San Vicente Ferrer 80 (launched 23 April 1768 at Cartagena) - Scuttled 16 February 1797 •
San Nicolás Bari 80 (launched 5 April 1769 at Cartagena) - Captured by Britain at the
Battle of Cape St Vincent, 14 February 1797, renamed HMS
San Nicholas, sold 1814 •
San Rafael 80 (-) - Destroyed by fire on stocks at Havana 1769 • '''
San Carlos class'
. Built (all at Havana) as 80-gun warships, with a length of 197 Burgos feet (180 British feet), these ships were later reconstructed as 94-gun warships, (and in the case of the San Carlos'', subsequently rebuilt as a three-decker of 112 guns. •
San Carlos 80-gun (launched 30 April 1765) - Converted to 112-gun three-decker in 1801, BU 1819 •
San Fernando 80 (launched 29 July 1765) - Stricken 8 October 1813 and sold 1815 •
San Luis 80 (launched 30 September 1767) - Stricken 4 August 1789 and BU •
América (or
Santiago) 64 (launched 7 August 1766 at Havana) - BU 1823 • '''
San Juan Nepomuceno class''' all ordered 1763 at Guarnizo (built by contract with Manuel de Zubiria dated 20 September 1763), 74 guns •
San Juan Nepomuceno 74 (launched 18 October 1766 at Guarnizo) - captured by Britain at the
Battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805, renamed HMS
San Juan, sold 1818 •
San Pascual Bailon 74 (launched 16 December 1766 at Guarnizo) - BU 1797 •
San Francisco de Asis 74 (launched 15 March 1767 at Guarnizo) - Wrecked after the
Battle of Trafalgar, 23 October 1805 •
San Lorenzo 74 (launched 10 October 1768 at Guarnizo) - BU 1815 •
San Agustín 74 (launched 9 December 1768 at Guarnizo) - Captured by Portugal 1776, returned 1777, captured and scuttled by Britain at the
Battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805 •
Santo Domingo 74 (launched 6 December 1769 at Guarnizo) - Blew up at the
Battle of Cape St. Vincent, 1780 • '''
San Isidro class''' both ordered 1766 at Ferrol (Esteiro Dyd), 70 guns •
San Isidro 70 (launched 2 May 1768 at Ferrol) - Captured by Britain at the
Battle of Cape St Vincent, 14 February 1797, sold 1814 •
San Julián 70 (launched 10 December 1768 at Ferrol) - Captured by Britain and recaptured at the
Battle of Cape St. Vincent, wrecked 1780 • '''
San Francisco de Paula class''' ordered 1766 at Havana, 70 guns •
San Francisco de Paula 70 (launched 12 January 1769 at Havana) - Burned 1784 •
San José 70 (launched 14 December 1769 at Havana) - Wrecked 8 April 1780 •
San Rafael 80 (launched 8 August 1771 at Havana) - Captured by Britain at the
Battle of Cape Finisterre, 22 July 1805, retaining same name, sold 1810 •
Nuestra Señora de la Santísima Trinidad 112, later 120 (1769) - Converted to 130-gun 4-decker in 1796, raised to 136 in 1805, captured by Britain at the
Battle of Trafalgar, 1805, sank the next day ==The Second French phase - 1770 to 1783==