Action of 6 May 1801
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Description
The action of 6 May 1801 was a single-ship action fought between the Spanish Navy xebec-frigate El Gamo and the Royal Navy sloop-of-war HMS Speedy during the War of the Second Coalition. Under the command of Commander Lord Cochrane, Speedy, with a crew of 54 men and mounting 14 guns, captured El Gamo, which mounted 32 guns and had 319 personnel onboard. The Spanish commander, Don Francisco de Torres, was one of 14 Spaniards killed during the engagement, with the British capturing the rest of El Gamo's crew and eventually selling the ship to the Regency of Algiers.
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