Santa Margarita, 1779
Type: 5th rate ; Armament 36 (12-pounder )
Taken from the Spanish in 1779
Disposal date or year : 1836
B.M. 993 tons
Complement : 237 (1796)
Notes:

2 Feb 1794 Vice-admiral Sir John Jervis departed from Barbadoes with a fleet, including the Santa-Margarita, for Martinique. Seamen from many of the ships played an important role in moving heavy guns over difficult terrain and in the various assaults required to subdue the Island. Elements from the fleet then went on to take Sainte-Lucie, Guadeloupe, and other islands, in subsequent months.

March and April 1794, operations at the Islands of Martinique, St. Lucia, and Guadaloupe.

7 Aug 1794 Captain Sir J B Warren, K. B., Flora, with the frigates Arethusa, Diamond, Artois, Diana, and Santa-Margarita, put to sea from Falmouth in search of cruising French frigates. On the 23d Aug 1794, off the Penmarck rocks, the Diamond, Artois, Santa-Margarita, Captain Eliab Harvey, and Diana reportedly chased and engaged a French frigate, name unknown, but possibly either the Volontaire or the F�licit�, and drove her on shore near the Penmarcks where they left her "disabled and irrecoverably lost."

8 Jun 1796 in the approaches to the English Channel the re-capture of the French frigate Tamise (late British Thames), by the frigate Santa-Margarita, Captain Thomas Williams, and the capture of the French frigate Tribune by the Unicorn, following a chase. The Tamise was taken back into the RN under her original name and the Tribune under her present name.

24 Oct 1796 whilst cruising at the entrance of the channel, captured the ship-privateer Buonaparte.

25 Oct 1796 cruising at the entrance of the channel, re-captured merchant ship Potomak, from Poole bound to Newfoundland, using the ships boats, whilst the frigate pursued and took the Vengeur, of 16 guns and 120 men, from Brest.

21 Jun 1797 captured the Spanish privateer San Francisco, alias Los Amigos, brig, 14 guns, 53 men, on the Irish Coast.

10 Jul 1797 captured the French privateer Adour.

8 Aug 1797 captured the French privateer Victorine.

Between 7 Nov and 10 Dec 1798 captured the French privateer Quartorze Juillet on the Leeward Island station.

1 Jan 1799 Capt. G. Parker. Cruising.

26 Nov 1799 Plymouth, arrived from Sheerness.

2 Dec 1799 Plymouth, departed to the eastward with 40,000 dollars.

7 Dec 1799 Plymouth, arrived.

27 Dec 1799 Plymouth, orders came down from the Admiralty for the Decade, 44, and Santa Margarita, 36, to repair to Cork the first fair wind, to convoy the outward bound West India fleet collecting at that port, and to convoy them to a certain latitude. La Decade is to proceed to Port Royal, Jamaica ; but the Santa Margarita is to return to the Irish station.

28 Dec 1799 Plymouth. Hard Frost, departed La Decade, 44, and Santa Margarita, 36, for Cork."

19 Mar 1800 Plymouth, arrived from convoying out the West India convoy from Cork.

24 Apr 1800 Portsmouth, arrived the Santa Margarltta, Captain Parker ; Inconstant, and Magicienne, with a large convoy from the Downs, among which are the Queen, Upton Castle, and Kent, East Indiamen, and the Royal Admiral, with convicts for Botany Bay.

1 - 2 May 1800 prize money resulting from the operations at the Islands of Martinique, St. Lucia, and Guadaloupe due for payment.

3 May 1800 Portsmouth, departed with the Maidstone, and a convoy for Quebec and Halifax ; and the Voltigeur, with several ships for Newfoundland.

17 Aug 1800 Plymouth, arrived with a convoy from Quebec, after a passage of six weeks.

30 Aug 1800 Plymouth, departed on a cruise.

5 Sep 1800 Portsmouth, departed with the outward-bound East India ships under convoy.

11 Nov 1800 Plymouth, arrived the Santa Margarita, 36, having convoyed out the East Indiamen the 4th of last September.

15 Nov 1800 Plymouth, departed to Spithead.

17 Nov 1800 Portsmouth, arrived the Santa Margarita, from convoying the outward bound East Indiamen. She captured and sent into Cork, the Coote, from Bourdeaux, with wine and brandy.

22 Nov 1800 Portsmouth a Court-Martial was held on board the Gladiator for the trial of Andrew Dryden, of the Santa Margarita, for desertion. The charge being proved, he was sentenced to receive fifty lashes, and forfeit all his pay.

9 Mar 1801 arrived Plymouth Sound from the Mediterranean.

14 Mar 1801 departed Plymouth Sound for Torbay.

17 Mar 1801 arrived Plymouth Sound the outward bound Lisbon and Gibraltar fleet, 25 sail, under convoy of the St. Fiorenzo, of 40 guns, and Santa Margaritta, of 36 guns. The wind took them aback off the Eddystone at S.W. squally, when they bore away for this port ; the frigates came to in the Sound, and the convoy ran into Catwater, which is now as high as Oresten, it is now a naval wood, there being nearly two hundred sail of all descriptions. Came in a Danish brig.

17 Mar 1801, blowing a gale : in company with the San Fiorenzo, arrived Plymouth Sound with a convoy for Lisbon and Gibraltar. The Catwater anchorage had so many vessels at anchor, nearly 200 sail taking shelter, that it was likened to a wood.

20 Mar 1801 wind S.W. at Plymouth, Blows a Hurricane, with Rain at Plymouth. It blew last night, and until two P.M. this afternoon, with the fury of an equinoctial gale, with a tremendous rolling sea in the Sound and Cutwater. The Santa Margaritta, 36 guns, Sirius 36, Immortalite 40, and Fisgard 48, had signals of assistance flying all the forenoon, have drove, but by getting out other anchors, and the ground in the Sound being good and firm, though they pitched and rolled most dreadfully, yet they weathered the hurricane very well.

21 Mar 1801, Plymouth, parted one of her cables in the bad weather and was reported to be in distress.

27 Mar 1801 remains in Plymouth Sound.

31 Mar 1801 departed Plymouth Sound with the San Fiorenzo, and an outward-bound convoy for Gibraltar and Malta, collecting vessels waiting along the coast at Falmouth to join this convoy.

25 Jun 1801 arrived Plymouth from Minorca with dispatches for the government.

25 Jul 1801 departed Plymouth Sound for Spithead.

27 Jul 1801 arrived Spithead from Plymouth.

28 Jul 1801 the Santa Margarita, Capt Parker, appointed convoy for the West Indies.

8 Aug 1801 departed Spithead with the East and West India convoys : she will be joined off Falmouth by the Osprey sloop of war, and the trade from that port. The East India convoy will part company at a certain latitude.

10 Aug 1801 Plymouth Sound. This day presented a most beautiful scene from the Hoe, 200 sail laying too, becalmed from horizon to horizon, of East and West Indiamen, under convoy of the Theseus, of 74 gun, Santa Margarita, of 36 guns, and two other frigates ; at 10 A. M. a fine breeze at E.N.E. sprung up, and the whole fleet by noon were clear of the Dodman Point.

10 Aug 1801 was observed passing Falmouth with the above mentioned convoy for the East and West Indies, and was joined by the Osprey and her convoy from Falmouth.

3 Nov 1801 the Falmouth packet Leicester, Steel, arrived Port Royal, Jamaica, where the Santa Margarita, Crescent, Carnatic, Retribution, Topaze, Mosquito/Musquito, and Abergavenny were present. During the Leicester's stay at Port Royal the HM ships Bourdelais, Snake, Echo, Ambuscade, Tisiphone, Calypso, Juno, Sans Pareil, Melampus, Pelican, Captain, Goliah/Goliath, Brunswick, and Elephant arrived there.

Circa 24 Apr 1802 Captain Gower, of the Pelican, is made a Post Captain, and appointed to the Santa Margarita in the room of Captain Parker, who is come home.

Circa 19 Dec 1802 remained at Port Royal, Jamaica, the Goliath, Santa Margaritta, Woolwich, and Gypsey, when the Falmouth packet Aukland departed Port Royal for England.

18 Oct 1803 sailed passed the Isle of Wight, the Santa Margaritta, with her convoy of 71 sail from Jamaica, the Leviathan having come into Spithead.

Circa 22 Oct 1803 Mr Richards, Purser of the Santa Margaritta, apptd to the Leviathan.

Circa 22 Oct 1803 Mr Holes, Clerk of the Leviathan, apptd to the Santa Margaritta.

27 Oct 1803 arrived Sheerness.

18 Nov 1803 was taken in dock yesterday, and it being dark before she was completely shored and secured to of her people employed on that duty fell into the water, one of whom, a marine, unfortunely drowned.

May 1805 Channel, cruising.

29 Oct 1805 in search of the Rochefort squadron. 2 Nov Phoenix reported position of the French Squadron : the chase began. 3-4 Nov 4th, the frigates harass the French rear. The action. the French haul down their colours. Casualties. The frigates role in the action. Prizes taken to Plymouth and added to the Service. The honours, awards and promotions.

1830 Quarantine Service, Liverpool