Spanish ship Princesa explained

A number of ships of the Spanish Navy have borne the name Princesa:

• , a 70-gun third-rate ship of the line, captured by in 1740 and taken into service as .
• , a 70-gun third-rate ship of the line, captured by the Royal Navy during the Battle of Cape St. Vincent in 1780 and taken into service as HMS Princessa.
• , a Spanish frigate or corvette.
• Princesa (1796), a 16-gun ship, captured by .