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Battle between the Spanish ship of line San Francisco de Asís and three British frigates and a sloop during the Action of 25 January 1797.
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| Name: | San Francisco de Asis |
| Namesake: | Saint Francis of Assisi |
| Launched: | Guarnizo (Cantabria), 1767 |
| Fate: | Sank in 1805 |
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| Class and type: | 74-gun third rate |
San Francisco de Asis was a Spanish 74-gun ship of the line launched in 1767 from the royal shipyard in Guarnizo (Cantabria). She was wrecked after the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805 near Puerto de Santa Maria.