Category:HMS Santa Monica (ship, 1777)

**HMS Santa Monica**
	1777 third-rate frigate
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Instance of	shipwreck; third-rate;
Named after	Monica of Hippo;
Location	territorial waters of the United States; Saint Thomas and Saint John District; United States of America;
Country of origin	Spain;
Operator	Spanish Navy (1777–1778); Royal Navy (1778–1782);
Manufacturer	Cartagena Naval Base;
Location of creation	Cartagena;
Heritage designation	National Register of Historic Places listed place (D, HMS Santa Monica, NRHP site, 1978–);
Significant event	ship launching (1777);
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Frigate Santa Mónica was launched in Cartagena in 1777. Taken as a prize after a fierce fight by the HMS Pearl. Mutiny on the Santa Monica – 16 July 1781, grounded off Tortola on 1 April 1782 and rapidly broke up, though the crew were saved.

Media in category "HMS Santa Monica (ship, 1777)"

The following 4 files are in this category, out of 4 total.

Dominic Serres - Captain George Montagu of the 'Pearl', 32 guns, engaging the Spanish frigate 'Santa Monica' off the Azores, 14th. September 1779.jpg 3,189 × 2,114; 1.02 MB
HMS Pearl and Santa Monica Azores, 1779.jpg 394 × 240; 24 KB
Santa Monica (1779) (Alt SP- Santa Ammonica) , ex Santa Monica (1777) RMG J6373.png 19,043 × 7,116; 47.86 MB
Thomas Whitcombe (c.1752-1824) - HMS 'Pearl' and the 'Santa Monica', 14 September 1779 - BHC0700 - Royal Museums Greenwich.jpg 1,200 × 761; 110 KB