Action of 1 May 1781

Action of 1 May 1781
Part of the American War of Independence
Date1 May 1781
Location
210 miles (340 km) off Brest, France
Result British victory
Belligerents
Spain Spain  Great Britain
Commanders and leaders
Spain Don Francisco Winthuysen Kingdom of Great Britain Sir George Collier
Strength
1 frigate
Santa Leocadia 40 guns (reduced to 34)
1 ship of the line
HMS Canada 74 guns
Casualties and losses
1 frigate captured
80 killed
106 wounded[1]
200 captured
13 casualties[2]

The action of 1 May 1781 was a naval engagement nearly 210 miles off the Port of Brest in which HMS Canada, a 74-gun third rate of the Royal Navy under Captain George Collier chased, intercepted and captured the 40-gun Spanish frigate Santa Leocadia, captained by Don Francisco Wenthuisen.[3]

  1. ^ 3Decks - Santa-Leocadia
  2. ^ Laughton p. 340
  3. ^ Allen pp. 313–314

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