page_title: First Battle of Cape Finisterre (1747)
section_title: Britain (George Anson)
hierarchical_section_title: First Battle of Cape Finisterre (1747) / Order of battle / Britain (George Anson)
caption_attribution_description: English: The Invincible French Ship of War mounting 74 Guns, Captured from France, May 3d 1747, by Vice Admiral Anson &amp; Rear Admiral Vernon.Français&#160;: Vaisseau l'Invincible, 74 canons, capturé en 1747 au Cap Ortégal.
context_page_description: The First Battle of Cape Finisterre saw 14 British ships of the line under Admiral George Anson attack a French 30-ship convoy commanded by Admiral de la Jonquière during the War of the Austrian Succession. The British captured 4 ships of the line, 2 frigates and 7 merchantmen, in a five-hour battle in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Finisterre in northwest Spain. One French frigate, one French East India Company warship and the other merchantmen escaped.
context_section_description: Prince George 90 (flag) - Vice-Admiral George Anson, Captain John Bentley
  Devonshire 66 - Rear-Admiral Peter Warren, Captain Temple West
  Namur 74 - Captain Edward Boscawen
  Monmouth 64 - Captain Henry Harrison
  Prince Frederick 64 - Captain Harry Norris
  Yarmouth 64 - Captain Piercy Brett
  Princess Louisa 60 - Captain Charles Watson
  Nottingham 60 - Captain Philip Saumarez
  Defiance 60 - Captain Thomas Grenville
  Pembroke 60 - Captain Thomas Fincher
  Windsor 60 - Captain Thomas Hanway
  Centurion 50 - Captain Peter Denis
  Falkland 50 - Captain Blomfield Barradall
  Bristol 50 - Captain William Montagu
  Ambuscade 40 - Captain John Montagu
  Falcon 10 (sloop)
  Vulcan 8 (fireship)
caption: Print of Invincible captured after the battle
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