Spanish Fifth Rate frigate 'Santa Sabina' (1781)

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Santa Sabina
Nominal Guns	40	SWoA
Nationality	Spain
Operator	Armada Real
Launched	1.5.1781	SWoA
First Commissioned	1781	SWoA
Home Port	Bilbao - Biscay	SWoA
How acquired	Purpose built	SWoA
Shipyard	Ferrol - Spain	SWoA
Category	Fifth Rate	SWoA
Ship Type	Frigate	SWoA
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	SWoA
Broken Up	1828	SWoA

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Burthen1,040Tons BM

Armament

1.5.1781Broadside Weight = 300 Spanish libre (323.7 lbs 137.7 kg)SWoA
Gun Deck28 Spanish 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck8 Spanish 8-Pounder
Forecastle4 Spanish 8-Pounder

10.10.1803Broadside Weight = 396 Spanish libre (427.284 lbs 181.764 kg)SWoA
Gun Deck28 Spanish 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck8 Spanish 24-Pound Obús
Forecastle4 Spanish 24-Pound Obús

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
20.12.1796286Crew when taken by **Minerva**BWAS-1793
1805307 B006

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1795Capitán de fragata1796 - 1795Capitán de fragata1805Capitán de fragata

Service History

DateEventSource
1795Captured the Danish vessel Grand Turk
2.10.1796Took the Lugger off Cape de Gata
19.12.1796Minerve vs Sabina
20.12.1796Taken by but retaken by a Spanish squadron the same day. The Prize crew of 40 men was commanded by Lieutenant and included Lieutenant BWAS-1793
1798Captured a British packet near GibraltarW014
31.10.1805At Vigo

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B006J Ignacio González-Aller, Book

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

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

W014James Bender, Web Site

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