The 70-gun spanish ship of the line princesa in battle with hms lenox, kent and oxford, 8 april 1740. The 64- cannon princesa ship , commanded by pablo agustín de aguirre, on april 19, 1740, held a stubborn combat for more than seven hours with the british orford, kent and lenox, 70 cannons, at cape prior , to whom she had to surrender. The princesa , built in guarnizo in 1730, served in the royal navy under the name of princessa until 1784 when it was sold. It was scrapped in 1809. Object Type: painting. Date: 1903. Dimensions: height: 126 cm (49.6 in); width: 251 cm (98.8 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Naval Museum of Madrid.
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