Spanish Fifth Rate frigate 'Ninfa' (1794)

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Ninfa
Nuestra Señora del Rosario
Nominal Guns	34	SWoA
Nationality	Spain
Operator	Armada Real
Keel Laid Down	1794	SWoA
Launched	19.12.1794	SWoA
First Commissioned	1795	SWoA
How acquired	Purpose built	SWoA
Shipyard	Mahón - Minorca	SWoA
Ship Class	Mahonesa Class (1789)
Category	Fifth Rate	SWoA
Ship Type	Frigate
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Captured	26.4.1797	SWoA
Becomes	British Fifth Rate frigate 'Hamadryad' (1797) (36) 1797-1797 British 36 Gun 5th Rate Frigate

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentSWoA
Length of Gundeck156' 6"Burgos Feet43.4641 (142′ 7″ Imperial)
Length of Keel136' 6"Burgos Feet37.8935 (124′ 3″ Imperial)
Breadth37' 8"Burgos Feet10.3347 (33′ 10″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold12' 3"Burgos Feet3.378 (11′ 0″ Imperial)

Armament

19.12.1794Broadside Weight = 180 Spanish libre (194.22 lbs 82.62 kg)SWoA
Upper Gun Deck26 Spanish 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck6 Spanish 6-Pounder
Forecastle2 Spanish 6-Pounder

Service History

DateEventSource
26.4.1797Action of 1797-04-26
26.4.1797Taken by

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

SWoAManuel Blasco Felip, Enrique García-Torralba Pérez, John Tredrea, Rif Winfield, Book

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Saturday 25th of July 2026 06:44	Jon Miller	Thomas PresslandBritish Naval Sailor Service 1779-1803
Saturday 25th of July 2026 06:42	Jon Miller	Richard CaleyBritish Naval Sailor Service 1794
Saturday 25th of July 2026 06:40	Jon Miller	Nicholas DiddamsBritish Ship Builder
Saturday 25th of July 2026 06:39	Jon Miller	Edward TippettBritish Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1775-1793
Saturday 25th of July 2026 06:39	Jon Miller	Thomas PollardBritish Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1765-1799

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