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was commissioned in March 1787 under the flag of CdE Francisco de Borja, and sailed to Cadiz for trials. In
November 1787 she was under CdF José Zurita, ferrying troops from Barcelona to Palma de Mallorca, where she arrived on 10 January 1788. In 1789, under CfF José Ussel de Guimbarda, she
413:, Lieutenant Manuel Novales, of 34 guns, 114 men, and 950 tons (bm), had been traveling from Cadiz to Lima with 1500 quintals of mercury and sundry "Cards", and five 24-pounder guns. Before she surrendered she suffered 12 killed and 10 wounded, including Norates and her second captains.
424:, which had made port the previous day with two captured vessels of its own. In all, the small British squadron managed to capture nine merchant vessels and two frigates. The Royal Navy took both frigates into service.
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The
Principal Officers and Commissioners of His Majesty's Navy offered "Florentina, 943 Tons, Copper-bottomed, lying at Deptford", for sale on 1 December 1802. She did not sell until 1803.
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served in the Navy's
Egyptian campaign between 8 March 1801 and 2 September, her officers and crew qualified for the clasp "Egypt" to the Naval General Service Medal that the
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arrived at
Portsmouth on 28 May 1802 with dispatches from Malta. She sailed eastward on 11 June to be paid off. She arrived at Deptford on 17 June and was laid up.
602:; a fifth-class share, that of a seaman, was worth 3s 11½d. The amount was small as the total had to be shared between 79 vessels and the entire army contingent.
538:. She is not among the vessels listed as having suffered casualties in the landing, but for his services, Broughton received a gold medal from Ottoman
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and had provisions for a four month voyage. She carried as a passenger Don Pedro
Ynsencio Bejarano, Archbishop of Buenos Aires. Before she surrendered
371:. On 5 April the squadron sighted a Spanish convoy comprising thirteen merchant vessels and three accompanying frigates, and at once gave chase.
379:
eventually opened fire on the rigging of two
Spanish frigates in order to disable them; shortly afterward, both Spanish frigates surrendered.
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468:, bound from Alexandria to France with a cargo of rice and coffee. Two days later, the same three vessels captured the French brig
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489:, which was carrying wine, liqueurs, ironware, Delfth cloth, and various other merchandise, from Marseilles to Alexandria.
395:), Captain Don Fraquin Porcel, of 36 guns, 140 men, and 950 tons (bm), was sailing from Cadiz to Lima with a cargo of 1500
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on the same route with rice, coffee, and sugar. Six days after that, the same three vessels captured the French brig
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to a design completed on 17 October 1785 by José Romero Fernández de Landa, modified from his earlier design for the
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of mercury, sundries of "Cards", and four 24-pounder guns stored for foreign service. She was newly
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Warships in the Age of Sail 1793–1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates
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302:. She served in the Mediterranean until she returned to Britain in 1802 after the
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A first-class share of the prize money awarded in April 1823 was worth
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was on blockade duty at Cadiz as part of a squadron under Rear-Admiral
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captured her on 6 April 1800 and took her into service as HMS
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transported
Spanish consuls to Algeria and Tunisia.
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553:authorised in 1850 for all surviving claimants.
420:with their prizes. On arrival they encountered
177:146 ft 8 in (44.7 m) (overall);
180:119 ft 6 in (36.4 m) (keel)
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442:frigate, of 36 guns, now off Malta."
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416:On 7 April, the British sailed for
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675:. 29 April 1800. pp. 421–422.
631:. 15 March 1850. pp. 791–792.
476:and her cargo of rice and coffee.
432:Commander John Broughton, late of
407:had 11 men killed and 16 wounded.
190:37 ft 8 in (11.5 m)
128:Naval General Service Medal (NGSM)
14:
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810:. 13 November 1801. p. 1196.
198:10 ft 6 in (3.2 m)
556:Broughton received promotion to
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873:Ships built in Cartagena, Spain
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734:. 5 May 1801. pp. 496–497.
350:and including the 74-gun ships
247:Upperdeck: 26 × 12-pounder guns
227:Upperdeck: 26 × 12-pounder guns
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1:
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714:. 25 April 1801. p. 447.
858:Frigates of the Spanish Navy
766:. 3 April 1823. p. 633.
745:Official Catalogue and Guide
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485:captured the French bombard
7:
282:), was the Spanish frigate
10:
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868:Frigates of the Royal Navy
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314:and she was sold in 1803.
384:Nuestra Señora del Carmen
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16:Frigate of the Royal Navy
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438:, was appointed to "the
143:General characteristics
747:(1891), n° 2617, p.277.
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824:Winfield, Rif (2008).
336:Action of 7 April 1800
348:John Thomas Duckworth
777:Gentleman's Magazine
470:Bon Pasteur Retrouve
428:British Navy service
318:Spanish Navy service
259:: 2 × 6-pounder guns
253:: 6 × 6-pounder guns
239:: 2 × 4-pounder guns
233:: 6 × 4-pounder guns
211:British service: 260
517:, and the schooner
286:, built in 1786 at
807:The London Gazette
763:The London Gazette
731:The London Gazette
711:The London Gazette
672:The London Gazette
628:The London Gazette
560:on 3 August 1801.
479:On 8 January 1801
455:and the gunvessel
130:with clasp "Egypt"
835:978-1-86176-246-7
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323:Santa Florentina
310:had her laid-up
304:Treaty of Amiens
288:Cartagena, Spain
284:Santa Florentina
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148:Tons burthen
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84:6 April 1800
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18:
802:"No. 15532"
758:"No. 17915"
726:"No. 15362"
706:"No. 15358"
667:"No. 15253"
623:"No. 21077"
536:Abu Qir Bay
530:was at the
312:in ordinary
122:Honours and
853:1786 ships
847:Categories
818:References
569:Florentine
547:Florentina
528:Florentina
515:Florentina
447:Florentina
422:Incendiary
411:Florentina
368:Incendiary
362:, and the
300:Florentina
296:Royal Navy
280:Florentine
271:Florentina
203:Complement
108:Florentina
610:Citations
551:Admiralty
492:Swiftsure
487:St. Roche
440:Florentia
435:Strombolo
418:Gibraltar
373:Leviathan
359:Swiftsure
353:Leviathan
308:Admiralty
276:Florentia
138:Sold 1803
65:Laid down
545:Because
504:Minotaur
482:Penelope
401:coppered
397:quintals
364:fireship
218:Armament
114:Acquired
81:Captured
73:Launched
463:polacre
452:Cynthia
393:Carmine
377:Emerald
343:Emerald
330:Capture
157:⁄
55:Builder
28:History
832:
458:Urchin
405:Carmen
389:Carmen
172:Length
124:awards
578:Notes
520:Malta
498:Tigre
466:Union
39:Spain
830:ISBN
594:34 2
564:Fate
375:and
356:and
269:HMS
187:Beam
135:Fate
106:HMS
103:Name
45:Name
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