| Santa Margarita | 6375 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 36 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | BWAS-1714 | |
| Operator | The Royal Navy | BWAS-1714 | |
| Previously | Spanish fifth rate frigate 'Santa Margarita' (1774) | BWAS-1714 | |
| Captured | 1779/11/11 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Shipyard | Unknown | BWAS-1714 | |
| Category | Fifth Rate | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ship Type | Frigate | BWAS-1714 | |
| Sold | 1836/09/08 | BWAS-1714 | |
Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | BWAS-1714 |
| Length of Gundeck | 145' 6" | Imperial Feet | 44.3484 | Length of Keel | 123' 6 ⅛" | Imperial Feet | 37.646 | Breadth | 38' 10 ½" | Imperial Feet | 11.8491 | Depth in Hold | 11' 8 ½" | Imperial Feet | 3.5687 | Burthen | 992 78⁄94 | Tons BM |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1781/03 | Broadside Weight = 258 Imperial Pound ( 117.003 kg) | BWAS-1714 | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 26 | British 12-Pounder | ||
| Quarterdeck | 8 | British 6-Pounder | ||
| Quarterdeck | 8 | British 18-Pound Carronade | ||
| Forecastle | 2 | British 6-Pounder | ||
| Crew Complement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | # of Men | Notes | Source |
| 1780/12/21 | 255 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1781/03 | 1783 | Captain | Elliott Salter | BWAS-1714 |
| 1793 | 1795/04 | Captain | Eliab Harvey | BWAS-1714 |
| 1795/04 | 1796/12 | Captain | Thomas Byam Martin | BWAS-1714 |
| 1796/12 | 1802/04 | Captain | George Parker | BWAS-1714 |
| 1802/04/28 | 1802/08/03 | Captain | Augustus Leveson Gower† | BWAS-1714 |
| 1803 | 1804 | Commander | Henry Whitby | BWAS-1714 |
| 1804 | 1807 | Captain | William Rathborne | BWAS-1714 |
| Petty Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1782 | 1784/03 | Midshipman | Robert Jackson | NBD1849 |
| Crewmen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1781/04/20 | 1782 | Ordinary Seaman | Robert Jackson | NBD1849 |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1780/02/24 | Began coppering and fitting at Sheerness Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1780/03/16 | Registered | BWAS-1714 |
| 1781/06/15 | Completed coppering and fitting at Sheerness Dockyard at a cost of £16017.3.9d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1782/07/29 | Action vs Amazone - Santa Margarita vs Amazone | |
| 1782/09/30 | Took the Privateer Hendrick | |
| 1790/10 | Began repairs at Bucklers Hard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1793 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1714 |
| 1793/04 | Completed repairs at Bucklers Hard at a cost of £18583.0.0d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1793/05 | Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1793/08 | Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £6447.0.0d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1793/12/26 | Sailed for the Leeward Islands | BWAS-1714 |
| 1794/02 | Capture of Martinique | BWAS-1714 |
| 1794/08/23 | Present at the Destruction of the Volontaire | |
| 1795/03/29 | Took the Unrated Le Jean Bart in the Channel | |
| 1796/06/08 | Present at the Action of 1796-06-08 | |
| 1796/06/08 | Took the Fifth Rate Frigate Tamise | |
| 1796/10/24 | Took the Privateer Le Buonoparte | |
| 1796/10/25 | Took the Privateer Le Vengeur | |
| 1797/06/21 | Took the Privateer San Francisco off the Irish Coast | |
| 1797/07/10 | Took the Privateer L'Adour off Cape Clear | |
| 1797/08/08 | Took the Privateer La Victorine off Cape Clear | |
| 1798/03 | Sailed for the Leeward Islands | BWAS-1714 |
| 1798/12 | Took the Privateer Le Quatorze Juillet | |
| 1801/08 | Sailed for Jamaica | BWAS-1714 |
| 1805/06 | coppering at Plymouth Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1805/11/04 | Present at the Battle of Cape Ortegal | |
| 1814 | Quarantine ship at Milford | BWAS-1714 |
| 1814/04 | Re-classed as a Other VesselsLazarette | |
| 1814/04 | fitting at Plymouth Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1824/03 | Began fitting | BWAS-1714 |
| 1826/08 | Completed fitting | BWAS-1714 |
| 1836/09/08 | Sold at Liverpool for £1,710 | BWAS-1714 |
| Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Description | Author | Type |
| BWAS-1714 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792 | Rif Winfield | Book |
| NBD1849 | A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849 | O'Brien | Digital Book |