This is a list of Spanish ships of the line (comprising the battlefleet) built or acquired during the period 1640-1854: Those with 94 or more guns were three-deckers, while all the others listed were two-deckers. The Spanish term for ships of the line was navíos, but during the latter part of the Habsburg era (until 1700) ships continued to be designated as galeón. Those ships with secular names (e.g. royal, geographical or adjectival names) were additionally given an official religious name (or advocación) which appears below in parentheses following the secular name.
Until 1716 there was not one single Spanish Navy but several naval forces, of which the Armada del Mar Océano was the primary one but several other distinct forces existed. The Real Armada ("Royal Navy") was created by the newly-established Bourbon government in 1716, but the other armadas (in Spanish, the word "armada" is used for both "navy" and "fleet") endured for several years thereafter. During the early 1750s, the term Real Armada was replaced by Armada Española.
The later Habsburg fleet - 1640 to 1700 Lion de Oro 24 guns (May 1641) San Francisco (1645) Asiento del Consulado (1648) Asiento de Diego de Noia (1650) León Coronado 28 (launched 17 June 1651) Nuestra Señora de la Concepción (c. 1656) Nuestra Señora del Buen Consejo (c. 1662) Santiago 58 (1662) San Miguel (1662) San Joseph (1662) San Pedro y San Pablo (c. 1662) San Ignacio 36 (1664) San Salvador 40 (1664) Nuestra Señora del Rosario 70 (1665) Nuestra Señora del Pilar 64 (1668) Santa Ana 54 (1668) Concepcion de Napoles 40 (1672) San Antonio de Napoles 44 (1672) San Bernardo 44 (1672) San Carlos 44 (1672) Santiago 80 (1673) - not recorded after 1673 San Joaquín 80 (1676) - not recorded after 1676 Santa Rosa 56 (1677) - Captured by Britain at the Battle of Cape Passaro, 1718, BU c. 1731 Nuestra Señora de la Concepción y las Animas 94 guns (1687 at Colindres) Spain's first three-decked warship Santisima Trinidad 80 guns (1692 at Colindres) San Juan 56 (1683) - captured in August 1692 Nuestra Señora de la Concepción class. These two ships served as the capitana (flagship) and almiranta (second-in-command flagship) respectively of the Armada del Mar del Sur. They were both reduced to 30 guns when substantively rebuilt in 1726-28. Santísimo Sacramento 40 (launched 1692 at Guayaquil) - broken up in 1743 Nuestra Señora de la Concepción 36 (launched 1692 at Guayaquil) - broken up in 1744 San Francisco 70 (1695) - no report after 1700 Nuestra Señora del Rosario 42 (acquired 1696 at Veracruz). wrecked in September 1705 Santa Maria de Tezanos y Las Animas 60 (1697) - foundered 14 November 1701 Sagrario 60 (launched 1697 at Zorroza) Santo Cristo de San Roman 50 (1698) - wrecked 31 July 1715 Nuestra Señora de la Almudena y San Cayetano 50 (1699) - broken up 1708 San José class. These two ships served as the capitana (flagship) and almiranta (second-in-command flagship) respectively of the Armada de la Carrera de Indias. San José 60 (launched 1698 at Orio) - blown up on 8 June 1708 San Joaquín 60 (launched 1698 at Orio) - captured on 7 August 1711 Nuestra Señora de Begoña 60 (1699) - broken up 1710 Nuestra Señora del Carmen 30 (1699) - lost at Vigo San Juan Bautista 50 (1700) - wrecked in September 1702 Rubí 50 (Acquired 1700) - Wrecked 1727
The Early Bourbon fleet – 1701 to 1728 Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe 50/58 (Acquired 1703) - Wrecked 1724 Salvador 66 (launched 1703 at Zorroza) Porto Coeli Class, 62 guns Porto Coeli 62 (launched 1704 at Orio) Santa Teresa 62 (launched 1704 at Orio) Nuestra Señora del Carmen y San Antonio 70 (1711) Nuestra Señora del Carmen 60 (1713) Real de Mazi (El Real) 60 (Acquired 1714) - Captured by Britain at the Battle of Cape Passaro, 11 August 1718, BU c. 1731 Nuestra Señora de Begoña 54/70 (launched 1703 at Genoa, acquired February 1714) - Stricken 1724 Peibo del ler San Francisco 60 (Acquired 1714) - Wrecked 1716 Pembroke 60 (1694, ex-British Pembroke, acquired 1709/14) - Wrecked 1718 Lanfranco 60 (Acquired 1716) - Wrecked 1716 Nuestra Señora de Las Vinas 60 - Sunk 11 August 1718 San Pedro Class 60 gun San Pedro 60 (launched 26 March 1716 at Pasajes) - Wrecked 31 December 1718 Santa Isabel 60 (launched 7 September 1716 at Pasajes) - Captured by Britain at the Battle of Cape Passaro 11 August 1718, BU c. 1731 San Juan Bautista 60 (launched 1 January 1717 at Pasajes) - Wrecked 26 December 1719 San Luis 60 (launched 26 June 1717 at Orio) - Wrecked 10 May 1720 San Fernando 60 (launched 26 June 1717 at Orio) - Scuttled 14 November 1719 San Felipe 60 (launched 26 July 1717 at Orio) San Carlos 60 (launched 1717 at Orio) - Captured by Britain at the Battle of Cape Passaro 11 August 1718, BU c. 1731 San Felipe el Real 80 (launched 25 May 1716 at Sant Feliu de Guíxols) - Captured by Britain at the Battle of Cape Passaro 11 August 1718; towed as a prize to Mahón (Menorca) where blew up by accident in September 1718. Hermione 50 (Acquired 1716) - Stricken 1721 San Isidro 50 (1716) - Captured by Britain at the Battle of Cape Passaro 11 August 1718, BU c. 1731 Hércules 50 (Acquired 1716) - Stricken 1718 Príncipe de Asturias 70 (1695, ex-Genovese, sold 1717, ex-French Cumberland, sold 1715, ex-British HMS Cumberland 80, captured 1707) - Captured by Britain at the Battle of Cape Passaro 11 August 1718, sold to Austria 1720, who renamed her San Carlos and deployed her to Naples (thus earning the distinction of service in five countries' navies). BU 1733. Santa Rosa Palermo (Santa Rosalia) 60 (1717?, ex-Piedmontese, captured 1718) - Scuttled 1719 Victoria 60 (1717?, ex-Piedmontese, captured 1718) - Scuttled 1719 Triunfo 60/66 (1717?, ex-Piedmontese, captured 1718) - Scuttled 1719 Cambi 60/66 (launched 27 November 1718 at Sant Feliu de Guíxols) - Burnt 1725 Catalán 62 (launched 12 January 1719 at Sant Feliu de Guíxols) - Stricken 1731 (6 battleships) - Burnt on stocks at Pasajes, 1719 (3 battleships) - Burnt on stocks at Santoña, 1719 Conde de Tolosa (San José) 56/58 (purchased 1718 from France) - Wrecked 15 October 1724 Conquistador 62/64 (ex-Genovese, sold 1720, ex-French, sold 1711, ex-British HMS Gloucester 60, captured 1709) - Stricken 16 November 1728 San Francisco 62 (Acquired 1720) - Wrecked 1739 Sanguineto (Estrella del Mar) 64 (purchased 30 July 1720 at Genoa) - Stricken 1730 Lanfranco (Nuestra Señora del Pilar) 62 (purchased 28 September 1720 at Genoa) - Wrecked 1739 Gran Princesa de los Cielos 80 (purchased 23 October 1720 at Genoa) - wrecked 1 April 1726 Infante 60 (purchased 15 November 1720 at Genoa) - Wrecked 15 July 1733 San Foit (San Jorge) 60 (purchased June 1721 at Amsterdam) - Stricken December 1721 Gallo Indiano 58 (purchased 1723, built at Tlacotalpan) - Wrecked 15 July 1733 Potencia 58 (Acquired 1723) - Stricken 1738 San Esteban 50 (1723) - Stricken 1745 San Luis Class 62 guns San Luis 62 (launched 1724 at Guarnizo) - Stricken 1745 San Fernando 62 (launched 1724 at Guarnizo) - Hulked 1746 San Carlos 62 (launched 11 September 1726 at Guarnizo) - Scuttled 5 April 1741 San Antonio 62 (launched 1 January 1727 at Guarnizo) - Stricken 1750 San Francisco Javier 50/52 (1724) - Hulked 1749 San Juan 54/60 (1724) - Stricken 1741 San Felipe 80 (launched 11 September 1726 at Guarnizo) - Scuttled 5 April 1741 at Cartagena de Indias Incendio (San Lorenzo) 58 (1726) - Wrecked 1739 San Francisco de Asís 52 (ex-Dutch, captured 1726) - Hulked 1735 Retiro (San Geronimo) 54 (1727) - Sold 1737 Rosa 56 (1727) - Wrecked 1736 Paloma Indiana 52 (1727) - Stricken 1745 Fuerte (Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe) 60 (launched 1727 at Havana) - Sold 1759 Constante (San Dionisio) 64 (launched 1728 at Havana) - Wrecked 22 February 1730
The First French phase - 1729 to 1750 Santa Ana class, 70 guns Santa Ana 70 (completed 14 February 1729 at Guarnizo) - Stricken 30 November 1745 Reina 70 (completed 14 July 1729 at Guarnizo) - Stricken 3 July 1743 Victoria 50 (launched 14 February 1729 at Guarnizo) - Wrecked 1738 Santiago 60 (launched 1729 at Guarnizo) - Stricken 29 November 1745 Andalucia class, 62 guns Andalucía (Nuestra Señora del Carmen) 62 (launched 17 January 1730 at Pasajes) - Wrecked September 1740 Santa Teresa 62 (launched 17 January 1730 at Pasajes) - Stricken 1 November 1743 Castilla 62 (launched 17 January 1730 at Pasajes) - Stricken 1736 Rubí 62 (launched 31 July 1731 at Pasajes) - Wrecked 15 October 1733 Hércules class, 60 guns Hércules 60 (launched 14 April 1729 at Cadiz) - Stricken 1749 Real Familia 60 (launched 3 February 1732 at Cadiz) - BU 1750 Santa Isabel 80 (launched 17 January 1739 at Guarnizo) - Stricken 1747 Galicia class, 70 guns 70 (launched 28 July 1729 at Grana Shipyard, Ferrol) - Scuttled 5 April 1741, captured and raised by Britain, renamed Galicia Prize, scuttled 1742(?) León 70 (launched 27 August 1731 at Grana Shipyard, Ferrol) - taken to pieces in 1749. Conquistador 62 (launched 9 November 1730 at Havana) - Scuttled 5 April 1741 Príncipe class, 70 guns Princesa 70 (completed 17 August 1731 at Guarnizo) - Captured by Britain 19 April 1740, renamed Princessa, sold 1784 Príncipe 70 (completed 17 August 1731 at Guarnizo) - Stricken 11 July 1746 Genovés 54 (Acquired 1730) - Wrecked 1740 Carmen 64 (1730) - BU 1764 Fama Volante 52 (Acquired 1730 at Genoa) - Stricken 1740 Guipúzcoa 60/64 (launched 19 August 1731 at Pasajes) - Wrecked 25 April 1741 Galga 56 (1731) - Wrecked 1750 Real Felipe 112 (launched 1732 at Guarnizo) - Stricken 1750 San Isidro 62 (launched 1732 at Guarnizo) - Scuttled March 1742 Constante (San Cristóbal) 64 (launched 1732 at Havana) - Sold after 1752 África class, 60 guns África (San Jose) 60 (launched 13 April 1733) - Scuttled 1741 Europa (Nuestra Señora del Pilar) 60 (launched May 1734 at Havana) - Scuttled 1762 at Havana Asia (Nuestra Señora de Loreto) 60 (launched 18 December 1735 at Havana) - Stricken 1746 América (Nuestra Señora de Bethlehem) 60 (launched 21 January 1736 at Havana) - Captured by Britain at Havana 12 June 1762 Nueva España 70 (launched 1 March 1734 at Quatzalcoalcos) - Sold 1752 Esperanza 50 (launched 21 December 1735 at Havana) - Stricken 1747 Dragón (Santa Rosa de Lima) 64 (launched 28 June 1737 at Havana) - Scuttled 5 April 1741 Castilla (Santo Cristo de Burgos) 60 (launched 13 June 1737 at Havana) - Wrecked 1747 Invencible Class 70 guns Invencible (San Ignacio) 70 (launched 4 November 1739 at Havana) - Burnt 1741 Glorioso (Nuestra Señora de Belén) 70 (launched 1739 at Havana) - Captured by Britain 19 October 1747 Bizarra (Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe) 50 (launched 13 March 1739 at Havana) - Sold 23 March 1759 at Havana Poder 66 (Acquired 1740) - Captured by Britain at the Battle of Toulon, 1744, recaptured and scuttled, 1744 Soberbio 66 (Acquired 1740) - Sold 1746 Brillante 66 (Acquired 1740) - Sold 1746 Neptuno 66 (Acquired 1740) - Sold 1748 Halcón 60 (Acquired 1740) - Sold 1748 Oriente 64 (Acquired 1740) - Sold 1746 Ave de Gracia 50 (Acquired 1742) - Sold 1744 Reina class, 70 guns Reina 70 (launched 27 May 1743 at Havana) - Captured by Britain 1762, same name, sold 1775 Invencible (San Jose) 70 (launched 19 December 1743 at Havana) - Burnt 1750 San Felipe 70 (launched 23 December 1743 at Guarnizo) - Stricken 14 January 1762 Conquistador class, 70 guns Conquistador (Jesus, Maria y José) 64 (launched 28 January 1745 at Havana) - Captured by Britain 1748 Dragón 60 (launched 2 May 1745 at Havana) - Wrecked 29 May 1783 África class, 70 guns, ordered 1745 at Havana África (San Francisco de Asis) 70 (launched 17 August 1746 at Havana) - Scuttled 1748 Vencedor (Santo Tomas) 70 (launched 22 December 1746 at Havana) - Burnt 1750 Tigre (San Lorenzo) 70/74 (launched 17 December 1747 at Havana) - Captured by Britain 11 August 1762, same name, sold 1784 Rayo class, both ordered 1 July 1747 at Havana Fénix (San Alejandro) 80 (launched 26 February 1749) - Captured by Britain at the Battle of Cape St. Vincent, 16 January 1780, renamed HMS Gibraltar, BU 1836