Battle of Cape Spartel

20^th October 1782

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	The British Fleet of Rear-Admiral of the Blue Richard Hughes
The Vanguard Squadron - Lead Division of Vice-Admiral of the White Samuel Barrington
Ship Name	Guns	Commander	Notes
Britannia	100	James Bradby	Flagship
Atlas	98	George Vandeput
Royal William	84	John Carter Allen
Ganges	74	Charles Fielding
Goliath	74
Panther	60
Ruby	64
The Vanguard Squadron - Rear Division
Ship Name	Guns	Commander	Notes
Blenheim	90		Flagship
Foudroyant	80
Edgar	74
Suffolk	74
Polyphemus	64
Vigilant	64
The Main Squadron - Lead Division of Admiral of the Blue Richard Howe
Ship Name	Guns	Commander	Notes
Victory	100	Henry Duncan	Flagship
Princess Royal	90	Jonathon Faulknor
Alexander	74
Valiant	74	Samuel Granston Goodall
Crown	64
Sampson	64
The Main Squadron - Rear Division
Ship Name	Guns	Commander	Notes
Queen	90
Bellona	74
Egmont	74	James Furguson
Asia	64
The Rearguard Squadron - Lead Division of Rear-Admiral of the Blue Richard Hughes
Ship Name	Guns	Commander	Notes
Princess Amelia	80		Flagship
Dublin	74
Fortitude	74
Berwick	70
Bienfaisant	64
Raisonnable	64
The Rearguard Squadron - Rear Division
Ship Name	Guns	Commander	Notes
Ocean	90	Richard Boger	Flagship
Union	90	John Dalrymple
Cambridge	80
Vengeance	74
Buffalo	50	John Holloway
British Frigates and Other Vessels
Ship Name	Guns	Commander	Notes
Latona	38

The french-spanish formation at Algeciras bay in october 1782 before october 10th storm.

¹San Miguel did not take part in the action due that on october 10th storm, lost anchor ending at Gibraltar's bay, been captured by british forces. 

²Ships that did not take part in the action due to the october 10th storm damages.

French ships guns in light blue and spanish in yellow. In green the ships with page.

Frigates and other small ships in the french-spanish fleet
Nation	Ship's name	Guns	Notes
	Crescent		frigate, in light squadron
	Chasseur		lugger, in light squadron
	Santa Perpetua	34	frigate, in van squadron
	Murciano		xebec, in van squadron
	4 fireships		in van squadron
	Panduro		brig, in van squadron
	Santa Barbara	34	frigate, in center squadron
	Segunda Resolucion		sloop, in center squadron
	Fortuna		schooner, in center squadron
	San Juan Bautista		schooner, in center squadron
	N S de la Asuncion	34	frigate, in rear squadron
	Primera Resolucion		sloop, in rear squadron
	Lebrel		xebec, in rear squadron
	4 fireships		in rear squadron
	Grulla		sloop, in reserve squadron
	N S del Carmen	34	firgate, in reserve squadron

Sources (thanks to Santiago Gomez & Stan Sunderwirth):

Fernández Duro, Cesáreo, Armada española, Tomo VII, Museo Naval, 1973.

Alsina Torrente, Juan, Una guerra romántica 1778-1783, Ministerio de Defensa, 2006.

De Paula Cuadrado, Francisco, Elogio histórico del Exceletísimo Señor Don Antonio de Escaño, Real Academia de la Historia, 1852.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Cape_Spartel

"La Marine de Louis XVI, Nomenclature des navires français de 1774 à 1792", Cdt Alain Demerliac, Editions Omega, Nice, France, 1996.

Troude "Batailles navales de la France", Tomo II