Naval history of Great Britain by William James


 
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Naval history of Great Britain
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William James

A list of ships of the line and frigates, late belonging to the Spanish navy captured, destroyed, wrecked, foundered, or accidentally burnt, during the year .

Date Lost Type Gun   Name How and where lost
March 16, 1799 Frigate 34   Guadalupe Destroyed by being run on shore by the Centaur 74, and Cormorant 20, near Cape Oropesa, Mediterranean.
October 26, 1799 Frigate 34 (H) Hermione Captured by being cut out of Puerto-Caballo, South America, by the boats of the Surprise, frigate.
October 18, 1799 Frigate 34   Santa-Brigida Captured by a British frigate-squadron, near Cape Finisterre.
February 6, 1799 Frigate 34 (D) Santa-Teresa Captured by the Argo 44, in company with the Leviathan 74, near Majorca, Mediterranean.
October 17, 1799 Frigate 34   Thetis Captured by the British frigate Ethalion, in company with the Naiad and others, near Ferrol.
July 12, 1801 First Rate  112   Real-Carlos Destroyed, by being set on fire in an engagement with a British squadron in the Straits of Gibraltar; and the greater part of the two crews perished.
July 12, 1801 First Rate 112   San-Hermenegildo Destroyed, by being set on fire in an engagement with a British squadron in the Straits of Gibraltar; and the greater part of the two crews perished.
July 12, 1801               Frigate 34   Perla Destroyed, by sinking off the Barbary coast, from damage received in the same engagement.
May 6, 1801 Xebec 30   Gamo Captured, by the British l4-gun brig Speedy, near Barcelona
November 25, 1804 Frigate 40 (A) Amfitrite Captured by the British 74-gun ship Donegal, off Cadiz.
October 5, 1804 Frigate 40 (A) Medea Captured, by a squadron of four British frigates under Captain Graham Moore
October 5, 1804 Frigate 34 (A) Fama Captured, by a squadron of four British frigates under Captain Graham Moore
October 5, 1804 Frigate 34 (D) Clara Captured, by a squadron of four British frigates under Captain Graham Moore
October 5, 1804 Frigate 34   Mercedes Destroyed, by being blown up on the same occasion : crew and passengers, except 41 persons, perished.
December 7, 1804 Frigate 34 (G) Sta.-Gertruyda Captured by the Polyphemus 64 and Lively frigate, off Cape Santa-Maria.
July 22, 1805 3rd Rate 80 (K) San-Rafael Captured by Sir Robert Calder, off Cape Finisterre.
July 22, 1805 3rd Rate 74 (N) Firme Captured by Sir Robert Calder, off Cape Finisterre.
October 21, 1805 1st Rate 130   Santisima-Trinidad Captured at the Battle of Trafalgar: destroyed by the British.
October 21, 1805 1st Rate 112   Santa-Ana, rec. Captured at the Battle of Trafalgar: recaptured.
October 24th, 1805 1st Rate 100   Rayo Captured at the Battle of Trafalgar: wrecked.
October 21, 1805 3rd Rate 80   Argonauta Captured at the Battle of Trafalgar.
October 21, 1805 3rd Rate 80   Neptuno, rec. Captured at the Battle of Trafalgar: recaptured
October 21, 1805 3rd Rate 80   Bahama Captured at the Battle of Trafalgar.
October 21, 1805 3rd Rate 80   Monarca Captured at the Battle of Trafalgar: destroyed by the British.
October 21, 1805 3rd Rate 74   San-Augustin Captured at the Battle of Trafalgar: destroyed by the British.
October 21, 1805 3rd Rate 74 (N) San-Ildefonso Captured at the Battle of Trafalgar.
October 21, 1805 3rd Rate 74   San-Juan Nepomuceno Captured at the Battle of Trafalgar.
August 23, 1806 Frigate 34 (D) Pomona Captured by the British Frigates Arethusa and Anson, off Cuba

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