Action of 1800/04/07, 5th April 1800 - 7th April 1800

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Action of 1800-04-07

5th April 1800 - 7th April 1800
Part of : The French Revolutionary Wars (1793 - 1802)
Previous action : Capture of the Guillaume Tell 31.3.1800
Next action : Peterel vs Ligurienne 21.5.1800
 

Great Britain

 
Ship NameCommanderNotes
Leviathan (74) 1790-1848
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
James MayBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1778-1803
,
James CarpenterBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1782-1837
Fleet Flagship
Swiftsure (74) 1787-1801
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
Benjamin HallowellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1783-1830
Emerald (36) 1795-1836
British 36 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
Thomas Moutray WallerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1791-1803
,
Thomas Moutray WallerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1791-1803
 

Spain

 
Ship NameCommanderNotes
Nuestra Señora del Carmen (36) 1770-1800
Spanish 36 Gun
6th Rate Frigate
  Captured
Santa Florentina (34) 1787-1800
Spanish 34 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
  Captured
 

Notes on Action


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On April 5th, the British ships Leviathan, 74, Captain James Carpenter, carrying Rear-Admiral John Thomas Duckworth's flag, Swiftsure, 74, Captain Benjamin Hallowell, and Emerald, 36, Captain Thomas Moutray Waller, off Cadiz discovered a Spanish convoy. Early on the 6th they captured one of its ships, and later in the day a second. Then, seeing six sail in the north-east, the Leviathan and Emerald stood towards them, and early on the 7th found that two of them were frigates. At dawn the two British ships bore down upon them, and being taken by the Spaniards for vessels of the convoy, were able to get very close. The enemies were hailed to strike, and, thus discovering their mistake, attempted to escape, but were foiled by the Emerald, which disabled their sails and rigging. They then struck, and proved to be the Carmen, 32, and Florentina, 34. They had lost between them twenty-two killed and twenty-six wounded. The British ships apparently suffered no loss. A third Spanish frigate effected her escape.
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