Mahonesa, 34
Santa Monica
Dimensions |
Units (meters) |
Length |
Keel |
Beam |
Depth |
Draught |
Weight |
Displacement |
Source |
Burgos ft. |
159' (45.69) |
129'11" (37.33) |
42'6" (12.21) |
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|
b84 |
British ft. |
145'1" (44.23) |
118'6" (36.13) |
39'4" (11.99) |
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|
974 29/94 |
|
b84 |
Burgos ft. |
152'3"6'" |
113'6"6'" |
39'8"6'" |
12'3" |
18'5" |
593.16 |
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s1 |
Armament |
Guns |
Date |
# |
lbs |
# |
lbs |
# |
lbs |
Fires (Kg.) |
Source |
34 |
1789 |
26 |
12 |
8 |
6 |
- |
- |
376 (184) |
s1 |
34 |
1792 |
26 |
12 |
8 |
6 |
- |
- |
376 (184) |
b79 |
Commanders
1789-oct-02 |
1789-mm-00 |
Frigate Captain D. Antonio Albarracin y Quexo |
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1789-mm-00 |
1790-mm-00 |
Frigate Captain D. Vicente de Heceta |
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1790-mm-00 |
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Frigate Captain D. Antonio García del Postigo |
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Frigate Captain D. José Ussel de Guimbarba |
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|
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Frigate Captain D. José Torres y Campo |
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|
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Frigate Captain D. Bruno Álvarez |
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Frigate Captain D. Félix O’Neille |
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1796-oct-13 |
Frigate Captain D. Tomás de Ayalde |
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Service Record
1789-mm-00 |
Left Mahon to Cartagena with Sta Florentina (34) to finish recruitment & fitting. |
s1 |
1790-mm-00 |
Transported troops between Barcelona & Majorca. |
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1796-oct-00 |
Left Cartagena to Cadiz. |
b84 |
1796-oct-13 |
Captured after action vs. Terpsichore (32) at the strait of Gibraltar, nearby Cape Gata. Towed to Gibraltar. |
b79,84 |
Notes
1
There is a picture of Mark R. Myers and an engraving of T. Whitecombe of the combat between the Terpsichore & the Mahonesa.
Sources
b84 |
J.M. de Juan-Garcia Aguado, "Jose Romero Fdez. de Landa, un Ingeniero de Marina en el s. XVIII". |
s1 |
AGMAB "Estados de fuerza y vida" 2235/23 |
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