Santa Ana — Spanish 112-gun First Rate

Generated illustration. Not a historical photograph. A Spanish first-rate of the line. Not a named-ship portrait.

Overview

The duel is already on HMS Royal Sovereign — Overview. That 100-gun first-rate crossed the Franco-Spanish line astern of Santa Ana (112) around noon, raked the Spanish three-decker with a triple-shotted broadside, and locked alongside her for a two-and-a-half-hour duel that ended with Santa Ana striking.¹

The Duel

This note covers that Trafalgar duel only. A launch year, a captain, a later career, and a post-strike fate stay on RESEARCH_QUEUE.

Collingwood Cuthbert — Biography already records that Royal Sovereign broke the line first, just astern of Santa Ana. The Sovereign note already records that her own masts went over the side and that HMS Euryalus — Frigate towed her off. Those sentences stay there. Do not invent a gun-count beyond the 112 the Sovereign note states.²

Sources

• @adkin2005trafalgar
• @knight2005pursuit
• @hughes1957collingwood
• HMS Royal Sovereign — Overview
• Collingwood Cuthbert — Biography

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Footnotes

1. Spanish three-decker Santa Ana (112); crossed astern around noon; triple-shotted rake; two-and-a-half-hour duel; Santa Ana striking: HMS Royal Sovereign — Overview. ↩

2. Broke the line first, just astern of Santa Ana: Collingwood Cuthbert — Biography. Do not invent a launch year, a captain, or a post-strike fate. ↩