Spanish Fifth Rate frigate 'Mahonesa' (1789)

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Mahonesa			11091
Santa Monica
Nominal Guns	34
Nationality	Spain
Operator	Armada Real
Acquired	2.10.1789
Shipyard	Mahón - Minorca
Designed by	Julian Martin de RetamosaSpanish Designer Ship Builder Service 1795-1797
Constructor	Honorato BouyonSpanish Ship Builder Service 1791
Category	Fifth Rate
Ship Type	Frigate
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Captured	13.10.1796
Becomes	British Fifth Rate frigate 'Mahonesa' (1796) (36) 1796-1798 British 36 Gun 5th Rate Frigate

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck145' 1"Imperial Feet44.1966
Length of Keel118' 6 ¼"Imperial Feet35.9728
Breadth39' 3 ¾"Imperial Feet11.9063
Depth in Hold11' 9 ½"Imperial Feet3.3655
Burthen974 ²⁹⁄₉₄Tons BM
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB084
Length of Gundeck159' 0"Burgos Feet44.2974 (145′ 3″ Imperial)
Length of Keel129' 11"Burgos Feet35.9402 (117′ 10″ Imperial)
Breadth42' 6"Burgos Feet11.7709 (38′ 7″ Imperial)

Armament

2.10.1789Broadside Weight = 180 Spanish libre (194.22 lbs 82.62 kg)
Gun Deck26 Spanish 12-Pounder
Gun Deck8 Spanish 6-Pounder

1792Broadside Weight = 180 Spanish libre (194.22 lbs 82.62 kg)B079
Gun Deck26 Spanish 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck8 Spanish 6-Pounder

13.10.1796Broadside Weight = 180 Spanish libre (194.22 lbs 82.62 kg)BG
Gun Deck26 Spanish 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck8 Spanish 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
10.1759265
13.10.1796275seamens and 6 pilotsBG

5 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1789 - 1790Capitán de fragata10.1789 - 1789Capitán de fragata1790Capitán de fragata3.10.1793 - 1.2.1794Capitán de fragataref:18831796 - 13.10.1796Capitán de fragata

Service History

DateEventSource
1789Left Mahon for Cartangea to complete fitting
1790Transported troops from Barcelona to Majorca
1796Sailed from Cartagena for Cadiz
13.10.1796Terpsichore vs Mahonesa
13.10.1796Taken by off Cap de Gata, near Malaga

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B079Agustin R. Rodriguez Gonzalez, Book

B084Jose Maria de Juan-Garcia Aguado, Book

BGOfficial, Web Site

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

ref:1883 Web Site

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