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Santa Margarita, 1779
Type: 5th rate ; Armament 36 (12-pounder )
Taken : 1779
Disposal date or year : 1836
B.M. 993 tons
Complement : 237 (1796)
Notes:
2 Feb 1794 Vice-admiral Sir John Jervis sailed from Barbadoes with a fleet, including the Santa-Margarita, for Martinique. Seamen from many of the ships played an important role in moving heavy guns over difficult terrain and in the various assaults required to subdue the Island. Elements from the fleet then went on to take Sainte-Lucie, Guadeloupe, and other islands, in subsequent months.
March and April 1794, operations at the Islands of Martinique, St. Lucia, and Guadaloupe.
7 Aug 1794 Captain Sir J B Warren, K. B., Flora, with the frigates Arethusa, Diamond, Artois, Diana, and Santa-Margarita, put to sea from Falmouth in search of cruising French frigates.
On the 23d Aug 1794, off the Penmarck rocks, the Diamond, Artois, Santa-Margarita, Captain Eliab Harvey, and Diana reportedly chased and engaged a French frigate, name unknown, but possibly either the Volontaire or the Félicité, and drove her on shore near the Penmarcks where they left her "disabled and irrecoverably lost."
8 Jun 1796 in the approaches to the English Channel the re-capture of the French frigate Tamise (late British Thames), by the frigate Santa-Margarita, Captain Thomas Williams, and the capture of the French frigate Tribune by the Unicorn, following a chase. The Tamise was taken back into the RN under her original name and the Tribune under her present name.
24 Oct 1796 whilst cruising at the entrance of the channel, captured the ship-privateer Buonaparte.
25 Oct 1796 cruising at the entrance of the channel, re-captured merchant ship Potomak, from Poole bound to Newfoundland, using the ships boats, whilst the frigate pursued and took the Vengeur, of 16 guns and 120 men, from Brest.
21 Jun 1797 captured the Spanish privateer San Francisco, alias Los Amigos, brig, 14 guns, 53 men, on the Irish Coast.
10 Jul 1797 captured the French privateer Adour.
8 Aug 1797 captured the French privateer Victorine.
Between 7 Nov and 10 Dec 1798 captured the French privateer Quartorze Juillet on the Leeward Island station.
1 - 2 May 1800 prize money resulting from the operations at the Islands of Martinique, St. Lucia, and Guadaloupe due for payment. www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/15245/pages/339
Plymouth 21 Mar 1801 Parted one of her cables bad weather and was reported to be in distress.
May 1805 Channel, cruising.
29 Oct 1805 in search of the Rochefort squadron. 2 Nov Phoenix reported position of the French Squadron : the chase began.
3-4 Nov 4th, the frigates harass the French rear. The action.
the French haul down their colours. Casualties.
The frigates role in the action.
Prizes taken to Plymouth and added to the Service. The honours, awards and promotions.
1830 Quarantine Service, Liverpool