San Francisco Xavier (Brig Schooner, Training Ship)

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Arturo
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San Francisco Xavier (Brig Schooner, Training Ship)

Post by Arturo » Wed Nov 19, 2014 4:22 pm

Not much info about this ship, and more info needed.

San Francisco Xavier was the first ship of practice of the National Nautical School Manuel Belgrano of Argentina. Type of her was the brig schooner.

She took in its crew, students and teachers and she was engaged in combat in front of the coasts of Brazil on 12 October 1801.

This brave ship captured three Portuguese ships.

Argentina, 1999, 75c, S.G.?, Scott; 2092.

Source: M. Rosner; Correo Argentino No. 851.
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