Capture of HMS St. Fermin

Capture of HMS St. Fermin
Part of American Revolutionary War

Squared-rigged xebec of the 1780-1815 period
Date4 April 1781
Location
Off Málaga, Mediterranean Sea
36°30′21″N 4°12′38″W / 36.5058940°N 4.2105100°W / 36.5058940; -4.2105100
Result Spanish victory
Belligerents
Spain Spain Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain
Commanders and leaders
Spain J. Herrera-Dávila Kingdom of Great Britain Jonathan Faulknor Surrendered
Strength
2 xebecs 1 sloop-of-war
Casualties and losses
None 138 prisoners
1 sloop-of-war captured

The Capture of HMS St. Fermin was a naval engagement that took place off Málaga on 4 April 1781, during the American Revolutionary War. Spanish xebecs San Antonio and San Luis captured the sloop-of-war HMS St. Fermin.