Manu

there are two ships listed as being the Santa Rosa captured at Cape Passaro. I assume that this one is the wrogn one, and its actually the ships purchased in 1715 that was captrued?

Cy

Interesting that these ships were apparently still in existance 13 years later, especially as none of them appear to have been taken into service by the RN. Does Harbron give any primary sources for this? or an inidcation of what they had been doing for the last 13 years.

I think the discrepancy in launch date could be confusion over the laying down date and actual launch. I would tend to side with the Spanish source on this one unless we have more substantial evidence.

Cy

Reference
Harbron, John D - Trafalgar and the Spanish Navy - The Spanish Experience of Sea Power, 2004, Conway Maritime Press Ltd., ISBN 0-85177-477-6
Launched 16777, Captured by the English, Battle of Cape Passaro, 11 Aug 1718 pp 152, 164, 165
1731, Britain offered to return the ships captured at Cape Passaro but they were found to be rotten and Broken up. pp 164
SANTA ROSA, 56.
REAL MAZI, 60.
SAN ISIDRO, 50.
SANTA ISABEL, 60.
SAN CARLOS, 60.