Spanish corvette Galgo (1795)

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]

History
Spain
NameGalgo
NamesakeGalgo Español
BuilderRoyal Dockyard, Ferrol
Launched1795
Captured23 November 1796
General characteristics
Class and typeCorvette or brig-sloop
Tons burthenbm
Sail planBrig
Complement124 (at capture)
Armament18 × 6-pounder guns + 6 swivel guns (at capture)

Notes

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  1. ^ Winfield incorrectly links this Galgo to the vessel that became HMS Galgo.[1]

Citations

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  1. ^ Winfield (2008), p. 289.
  2. ^ "No. 13996". The London Gazette. 25 March 1797.

References

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  • 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.