Former | Hillsborough | EIC |
Nationality | Captured | |
Ordered | ||
Started | ||
Named | ||
Launched | 1774-jul-23 | |
Shipyard | Perry, Blackwall | |
Plans | ||
Constructor | ||
Decks | 1 | |
Rate | 5th Rates | |
Crew | ||
In Service | 1780-aug-09 | |
Out Service | 1794 | |
Fate | Broke up |
Units | Length | Keel | Beam | Depth | Draught | Weight | Displacement | Source |
British ft. | 116'10" | 35'7" | 14'2" | 76459/94 BM Tn. | ||||
Meters | 35.62 | 10.85 | 4.32 |
Guns | Date | # | lbs | # | lbs | # | lbs | Fires (Kg.) | Source |
34 | 1780 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 4 | - | - | 232 (114) | b79 |
yyyy-mmm-dd | yyyy-mmm-dd | Commander's rank and name. |
1780-aug-09 | Captured at Cape Saint Vincet by Adm. Cordova's fleet. | |
1780-aug-00 | Entered at Cadiz, set under Spanish Royal Navy service as Santa Balbina. |
The Santa Balbina was previously the British East India Company ship "Hillsborough" (s1)
Some spanish sources gave Helbrech as former british frigate, looks like a misspelling.
"The business of empire: the East India Company and imperial Britain, 1756-1833", H. V. Bowen (s1 - google books)