British Fifth Rate frigate 'Santa Monica' (1779)

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Santa Monica
Nominal Guns	36	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	Spanish Sixth Rate frigate 'Santa Monica' (1777) (26) 1777-1779 Spanish 26 Gun 6th Rate Frigate
Captured	14.9.1779	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	8.1780	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Cartagena - Murcia	BWAS-1714
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Wrecked	1.4.1782	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck145' 0 ½"Imperial Feet44.2087
Length of Keel120' 2 ⅞"Imperial Feet36.5982
Breadth35' 8"Imperial Feet10.7086
Depth in Hold11' 8 ½"Imperial Feet3.3655
Burthen956 ¹⁸⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

8.1780Broadside Weight = 258 Imperial Pound ( 117.003 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck26 British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck8 British 18-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck8 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
8.1780240 BWAS-1714
21.12.1780255 BWAS-1714

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
17.8.1780 - 1.4.1782Captain ADM 6/22/161BWAS-1714

Service History

DateEventSource
28.9.1779Arrived at PortsmouthBWAS-1714
8.1.1780RegisteredBWAS-1714
20.6.1780Began coppering and fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
29.10.1780Completed coppering and fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £9935.13.5dBWAS-1714
24.12.1780Sailed for Jamaica and on to AmericaBWAS-1714
1.4.1782Wrecked off Tortola in the Virgin IslandsBWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

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Thursday 16th of May 2024 06:12	Tim Oakley	Christopher Carleton SterlingBritish Naval Sailor Service 1801-1804
Tuesday 14th of May 2024 17:42	Cy	Sir Alexander Inglis CochraneBritish Naval Sailor Service 1778-1830
Saturday 11th of May 2024 19:33	Paul Martin	Samuel MartinBritish Naval Sailor Service 1695-1701
Thursday 9th of May 2024 18:37	Gerald Roylance	Sir Alexander Inglis CochraneBritish Naval Sailor Service 1778-1830
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