Spanish frigate El Gamo
19th-century Spanish ship
The action and capture by HMS Speedy, of the Spanish xebeque frigate El Gamo, by Charles Dixon | |
History | |
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Spain | |
Name | El Gamo |
Namesake | Spanish for "the fallow deer" |
Captured | 6 May 1801 by Lord Cochrane |
Fate | Sold to Algeria as a merchantman |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | 32-gun frigate |
Displacement | ≈600 tons |
Sail plan | Interchangeable xebec-rigged and ship-rigged |
Complement | 319 |
Armament |
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The Spanish ship El Gamo was a 32-gun xebec-frigate of the Spanish Navy which was captured by Thomas Cochrane in the action of 6 May 1801. The engagement is notable for the large disparity between the size and firepower of El Gamo and her opponent, the British brig Speedy; the former was around four times the size, had much greater firepower and a crew six times the size of Speedy, which had a reduced crew of 54 at the time.[1]
After her capture, El Gamo was sold to the ruler of Algiers as a merchantman.
References
- ^ Thomas, Donald (2002). Cochrane: The Story of Britannia's Sea Wolf. London, United Kingdom: Orion Books. ISBN 978-0304356591.
External links
- Brief biography of Lord Thomas Cochrane, including the skirmish with El Gamo
- HMS Speedy vs El Gamo
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