HMS Santa Margarita (1779)

Action between Amazone and HMS Santa Margarita – cutting the prize adrift, 30 July 1782
History
Spanish Navy EnsignSpain
NameSanta Margarita
Launched1774
Captured11 November 1779, by the Royal Navy
Great Britain
NameHMS Santa Margarita
Acquired11 November 1779
FateSold on 8 September 1836
General characteristics [1][2]
Class and type36-gun fifth-rate frigate
Tons burthen992 bm
Length145 ft 6 in (44.3 m)
Beam38 ft 11 in (11.9 m)
Depth of hold11 ft 9 in (3.6 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement240 (255 from 21 December 1780)
Armament
  • Gun deck: 26 × 12-pounder guns
  • QD: 8 × 6-pounder guns + 8 × 18-pounder carronades
  • Fc: 2 × 6-pounder guns

HMS Santa Margarita was a 36-gun fifth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy. She had been built for service with the Spanish Navy, but was captured after five years in service, eventually spending nearly 60 years with the British.