If Britain captured Santisima Trinidad

What would the Royal Navy have done with the captured Spanish four-decker Santisima Trinidad?

The suggestion is to remove two decks and rebuild Santisima Trinidad as a heavily armed razee while retaining the prestigious captured name.

Removing two decks is proposed as a way to turn Santisima Trinidad into a more useful, heavily armed razee. A later exchange imagines the converted ship confronting American heavy frigates, following the Royal Navy's practice of using razees against them. Even after the reduction, the proposed vessel is described as comparable to a low-end third rate. Engineering objections are acknowledged, so the proposal assumes a very extensive rebuild. Retaining the captured name would itself have considerable prestige value for the Royal Navy.