Spanish Merchant ship 'San Firmin' (1780)

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San Firmin
Nominal Guns	16	E-WIKI
Nationality	Spain
Operator	Compañía de Caracas
Acquired	1780	E-WIKI
Shipyard	Unknown	E-WIKI
Category	Merchant	E-WIKI
Ship Type	Ship	E-WIKI
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	E-WIKI
Captured	8.1.1780	BWAS-1714
Becomes	British brig 'Saint Fermin' (1780) (14) 1780-1781 British 14 Gun Unrated Brig

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck90' 0"Imperial Feet27.432
Length of Keel72' 4"Imperial Feet21.9964
Breadth25' 6"Imperial Feet7.6505
Depth in Hold12' 0"Imperial Feet3.6576
Burthen250Tons BM

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1780 - 1.8.1780UnknownE-WIKI

Service History

DateEventSource
8.1.1780Attack on the Caracas Convoy
8.1.1780Taken by the British by Rodney's fleet in the West Indies

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

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