HMS San Nicolas
| File:The 'Captain' capturing the 'San Nicolas' and the 'San José' at the Battle of Cape St Vincent, 14 February 1797 RMG BHC0487.tiff San Nicolás de Bari (centre) at the Battle of Cape St. Vincent | |
| History | |
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| File:Flag of Spain (1785-1873 and 1875-1931).svgSpain | |
| Name | San Nicolás |
| Captured | By the British at the Battle of Cape St. Vincent on 14 February 1797 |
| File:Naval ensign of the United Kingdom.svgUnited Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS San Nicolas |
| Acquired | 14 February 1797 |
| Reclassified | Prison ship in 1800 |
| Fate | Sold on 3 November 1814 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | 80-gun ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 1,942 tons |
| Length | 180 ft (55 m) |
| Beam | 49 ft 6 in (15.09 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament | 80 guns |
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San Nicolás de Bari was an 80-gun ship of the line of the Spanish Navy.
She was present at the Battle of Cape St. Vincent on 14 February 1797, when she was boarded by a number of British sailors from HMS Captain led by Horatio Nelson. They successfully took the ship, then crossed from her decks to board San José, which had come to the aid of San Nicolás de Bari, but had become encumbered with her. Nelson and his men then captured San José as well.
Admiral Sir John Jervis put Commander Peter Puget, in HMS Raven in charge of San Nicolás de Bari, still crewed by Spaniards. Puget suppressed a mutiny and delivered the crew to Lisbon.
San Nicolás de Bari was commissioned into the Royal Navy as HMS San Nicolas. She became a prison ship in 1800, and was sold for breaking up on 3 November 1814.
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