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Pedro de Linze y BerasteguiSpanish
Ship Owner
Service 1754-1769
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Galga (36) 1744-1784
Spanish 36 Gun
Privateer Frigate
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Lorenzo BeyenisSpanish
Ship Owner
Service 1769
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Juan Agustin de IradySpanish
Naval Sailor
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Guipuzcoano (64) 1778-1780
Spanish 64 Gun
Merchant Ship of the Line
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San Rafael (30) 1774-1780
Spanish 30 Gun
Merchant Frigate
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Luis ArburuSpanish
Naval Sailor
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Fermín UrtizbereaSpanish
Naval Sailor
Service 1780
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San Carlos (32) 1772-1780
Spanish 32 Gun
Merchant Frigate
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San Ignacio de Loyola (50) 1766-1779
Spanish 50 Gun
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Bay of Biscay

Introduction

The International Hydrographic Organization defines the limits of the Bay of Biscay as a line running from Cape Ortegal in Spain to Point Penmarc'h in France

Also Known as

Golfe de Gascogne in France
Golfo de Vizcaya in Spain

Other Information

Type : Bay
Location(s) : Atlantic Ocean

Associated Locations

Belle Île - Island
Cape Ortegal - Headland
Gironde - Estuary
Quiberon Bay - Bay

Events at Bay of Biscay

1719/03/28Death of
Thomas MallonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1703-1719
1719/03/28Death of
Erasmus PhillipsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1691-1709
1783/01/12
Coventry (28) 1757-1783
British 28 Gun
6th Rate Frigate
taken.BWAS-1714
1810/11/09Death of
Joseph Bainbridge BattBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1800-1810

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

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Friday 24th of July 2026 08:52	Jon Miller	Philip AffleckBritish Naval Sailor Service 1743-1799
Friday 24th of July 2026 08:41	Jon Miller	George SarradineBritish Naval Sailor Service 1794-1802
Friday 24th of July 2026 08:28	Jon Miller	British Other Vessels discovery vessel 'Discovery' (1789) (10) 1789-1834 British 10 Gun Other Discovery Vessel
Friday 24th of July 2026 08:15	Jon Miller	Mark RobinsonBritish Naval Sailor Service 1740-1787
Friday 24th of July 2026 06:56	Jon Miller	British Fifth Rate frigate 'Ethalion' (1797) (38) 1797-1799 British 38 Gun 5th Rate Frigate

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