List of Maltese battleships
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This is a list of Maltese battleships:
The Knights of St John were a small but competent and constantly-involved naval power from before 1500. In 1522 they were expelled from Rhodes
by the Turks, ending up in Malta
in 1530. Their independence (and fleet) lasted until 12 June 1798, when Napoleon I of France
, on his way to conquer Egypt
, captured the entire remaining Maltese navy. Some of these ships were later captured by the British
when they recaptured Malta in 1800, and Malta remained under British control until 1964.
The Knights of St John were a small but competent and constantly-involved naval power from before 1500. In 1522 they were expelled from Rhodes
Rhodes
Rhodes is an island in Greece, located in the eastern Aegean Sea. It is the largest of the Dodecanese islands in terms of both land area and population, with a population of 117,007, and also the island group's historical capital. Administratively the island forms a separate municipality within...
by the Turks, ending up in Malta
Malta
Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...
in 1530. Their independence (and fleet) lasted until 12 June 1798, when Napoleon I of France
Napoleon I of France
Napoleon Bonaparte was a French military and political leader during the latter stages of the French Revolution.As Napoleon I, he was Emperor of the French from 1804 to 1815...
, on his way to conquer Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
, captured the entire remaining Maltese navy. Some of these ships were later captured by the British
United Kingdom
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when they recaptured Malta in 1800, and Malta remained under British control until 1964.
- Santa AnnaSanta Anna (ship)Santa Anna was an early 16th Century carrack of the Knights Hospitaller. The war ship was celebrated for its many modern features. While some authors view its lead sheathed hull as an early form of ironclad, others regard it primarily as a means to improve its watertightness.-Career:Santa Anna was...
(1522) - Decommissioned 1540 - ? 40 (ex-Tunisian, captured 1628)
- ? 46 (ex-Tunisian, captured 1640)
- ? (ex-Turkish, captured 1644)
- ? 54 (ex-Turkish, captured 1654) - Sank soon after capture 1654
- Beneghem 66 (ex-Turkish Sultana Berenghemi, captured 1700)
- San Giovanni 64/70 (c. 1703)
- San Giacomo 64/70 (c. 1703)
- Santa Croce 44/46/50 (ex-Tunisian La Rosa/Rose of Tunis, captured 1706)
- San Raimondo 46 (possibly same as Santa Croce, above)
- Santa Caterina 64/70
- ? 56? (ex-Tripolitan, captured 1709)
- ? (ex-Algerine Half Moon 40, captured 1713)
- San Giovanni 60/64 (1718) - BU 1753
- San Giorgio 60/64 (1719)
- San Vicenzo 50 (1720)
- ? 48 (ex-Tripolitan, captured 1723)
- San Antonio di Padova 52/60/64 (1727) - BU 1765
- ? 48 (ex-Turkish ?, captured 1732)
- San Giovanni (1755) - BU 1765
- San Salvatore 70/80 (ex-Turkish "Corona Ottomana", captured when her slaves mutinied 1760) - To France 1760/61, returned to Turkey 1761
- San ZaccariaFrench ship Dégo (1798)The San Zaccharia was a 64-gun ship of the line of the Navy of the Knights of St John of Malta, later brought into French service as the Dégo....
64 (1765) - Captured by France 1798 and renamed Dégo, captured by Britain 1800 - San Giovanni 60-66 (1768/69) - To Naples 1781/84
- San Giacomo/San Gioacchino/St Joachim (1769/70) - To Naples 1781/84
- San GiovanniHMS AthenienneHMS Athenienne was a 64-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy. She was the former Maltese ship San Giovanni, captured by the French and recommissioned as Athénien, and eventually taken by the Royal Navy after the surrender of Valletta, on 4 September 1800.In 1805, under the command of...
64 (1798) - Captured by France 1798 and renamed Athénien, captured by Britain 1800, storm 1806