Spanish Fifth Rate frigate 'Santa Maria Magdalena' (1773)

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Santa Maria Magdalena
Nominal Guns	34	3DECKS
Nationality	Spain
Operator	Armada Real
Launched	7.7.1773	ref:668
How acquired	Purpose built	ref:668
Shipyard	Real Astillero de Esteiro - Ferrol	ref:748
Designed by	Francisco GautierFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1765-1782	ref:668
Category	Fifth Rate	3DECKS
Ship Type	Frigate	3DECKS
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	3DECKS
Wrecked	2.11.1810	3DECKS

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1779Capitán de fragata14.10.1810 - 2.11.1810Capitán de fragata

Service History

DateEventSource
1779Com. Antonio de Ulloa's squadron of 4 ships & 2 frigates, patrolling the Azores for Corsairs.3DECKS
11.9.1779Took the Lugger off Cape st Vincentref:1929
1805Left Cadiz? with , & for Martinica to join there Adm. Villeneuve & Gravina's fleet.3DECKS
1805With the help of the above ships, they captured & burnt British corsairs Lord Nelson (12) & Enguita (10)3DECKS
14.10.1810Left Corunna with other 27 ships, Spanish & British.3DECKS
2.11.1810Wrecked with brig (18) at Ria de Vivero (Lugo).3DECKS

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

3DECKSManuel Blasco Felip, Cy Harrison, Web Site

ref:1929Santiago Gómez Cañas, Book

ref:668 Web Site

ref:748Vicente Sanchez-C:Merchán, Web Site

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