DescriptionThe Capture of the Spanish galleon St Joseph, 23 September 1739 RMG BHC0353.jpg
English: The Capture of the Spanish galleon St Joseph, 23 September 1739
'The Capture of the Spanish galleon St Joseph, 23 September 1739'
Spanish Caracca St Joseph captured during the War of Jenkins' Ear on 23 September 1739 by HMS Canterbury (on the right) and HMS Chester. Probably the most valuable single prize of the war.[1]
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