Spanish frigate Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes
Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes was a Spanish Navy frigate which was sunk by the British off the south coast of Portugal on 5 October 1804 during the Battle of Cape Santa Maria.
The sinking of Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes
José de Bustamante y Guerra was in command of a fleet of four frigates, Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes, La Clara, La Medea and La Fama, when they were intercepted by an English squadron on 5 October 1804
The Battle of Cape Santa Maria was a naval engagement that took place off the southern Portuguese coast, in which a British squadron under the command of Commodore Graham Moore attacked and defeated a Spanish squadron commanded by Brigadier Don José de Bustamante y Guerra.
The action of 5 October 1804, Francis Sartorius
5 October 1804, the battle of Cabo de Santa María
Sir Graham Moore's Action, 5 October 1804. HMS Medusa, Indefatigable, Amphion, and Liveley. Thomas Whitcombe.