Action of 17 February 1783

Action of 17 February 1783
Part of American Revolutionary War
Date17 February 1783
Location
Result British victory
Belligerents
 Great Britain Spain Spain
Commanders and leaders
George Stoney Unknown
Strength
1 Fifth-rate Frigate (HMS Fox) 1 frigate (Santa Catalina)
Casualties and losses
4 killed
1 wounded[1]
1 frigate captured
35 killed and wounded
128 captured

The action of 17 February 1783 was a minor naval engagement fought in between Jamaica and Cuba in the Caribbean Sea between a Royal Navy frigate HMS Fox and a Spanish Navy frigate Santa Catalina.[2]

  1. ^ Beatson. Naval and Military Memoirs of Great Britain. p. 533.
  2. ^ Schomberg, Isaac (1802). Naval Chronology. Oxford University. p. 64. Retrieved 24 September 2014. fox stoney santa catalina 1783.