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Spanish corvette Galgo (1795)
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| History | |
|---|---|
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| Name | Galgo |
| Namesake | Galgo Español |
| Builder | Royal Dockyard, Ferrol |
| Launched | 1795 |
| Captured | 23 November 1796 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Corvette or brig-sloop |
| Tons burthen | bm |
| Sail plan | Brig |
| Complement | 124 (at capture) |
| Armament | 18 × 6-pounder guns + 6 swivel guns (at capture) |
Galgo was a brigantine corvette launched at Ferrol in 1795.[a] On 23 November 1796 HMS Alarm was cruising off Grenada when she encountered Galgo and captured her. Galgo was under the command of Don Barber. She was sailing from Porto Rico to Trinidada and was carrying 80,335 dollars and provisions for the government at Trinidada. Alarm took Galgo into Grenada.[2]
Notes
[edit]Citations
[edit]- ^ Winfield (2008), p. 289.
- ^ "No. 13996". The London Gazette. 25 March 1797.
References
[edit]- Winfield, Rif (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793–1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-246-7.