HMS PRINCESS (1740)
LAMBERT M. SURHONE, MARIAM T. TENNOE, SUSAN F. HENSSONOW
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HMS Princess was a 70-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy.
She had briefly sailed as the Princesa for the Spanish Navy, until her capture off Cape Finisterre in 1740 during the War of the Austrian Succession.
After being chased down and captured by three British ships, she was acquired for service by the Royal Navy.
Her design and fighting qualities excited considerable interest, and sparked a series of increases in the dimensions of British warships.
