Spanish ship San Telmo

Illustration of San Telmo by Alejo Berlinguero at the Naval Museum of Madrid
History
Spain
NameSan Telmo
NamesakePeter González or Erasmus of Formia
OperatorSpanish Navy
Launched20 June 1788
FateSunk, 2 September 1819
General characteristics
Displacement2,550 tons
Length53 m (174 ft)
Beam14.5 m (48 ft)
Complement644

San Telmo was a 74-gun ship of the line of the Spanish Navy launched in 1788. It sank in 1819, while bringing reinforcements to Peru during the war of independence. Based on the location where it was lost, it has been speculated that survivors may have reached Antarctica.

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