Bahama, a drawing by Rafael Berenguer, Madrid naval museum
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History | |
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Name | Bahama |
Ordered | 1776 |
Builder | Havana |
Commissioned | 1780 |
Fate | Captured at the Battle of Trafalgar, October 1805 |
General characteristics | |
Tons burthen | 1,696 tons burthen |
Length | 50.79 m (166 ft 8 in) |
Beam | 13.63 m (44 ft 9 in) |
Draught | 5.96 m (19 ft 7 in) |
Complement | 689 men |
Armament |
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Bahama was a 74-gun ship of the line of the Spanish Navy. She was built in Havana on plans originally drawn by Ignacio Mullan for the 64-gun San Pedro de Alcantara, completed as a project of Gautier. She was later rebuilt as a 74-gun.