Action of 13 October 1796

It was a minor action between the spanish 32 gun frigate Mahonesa Spanish and the 36 gun British HMS Terpsichore . The spanish frigate was moving troops between Cartagena and Cádiz . And when passing throught Gata Cape Mahonesa encountered HMS[/I] Terpsichore.
The ships fought an extended engagement at close quarters.

Finally after a 3 hours fight , the Mahonesa frigate was captured by the british ship , and was taken to Gibraltar.

https://todoavante.es/index.php?titl...l_cabo_de_Gata

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The scenario purpose is to represent this little battle. Ideal for Beginners or solo play
Both ships available on Sails of Glory ships.
One player wins when the other ship is sank or captured .
Wind is E.
I hope you can enjoy it

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Looks a nice little action Ferrante. Will you be playing it yourself, and if so will you post your pictures for us?
I love that painting of the two ships.
Rob.

Looks like a nice little scenario.

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Originally Posted by Comte de Brueys

Looks like a nice little scenario.

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Yes my dear Comte, and I would not need to make much scenery for this one!
Rob.

Why not?

Rebuilt a few miles of Spanish coast and put two frigates on the map.

Ferrante this would be a nice game to play out because as you say both ships are available from Ares.

Indeed I almost bought Mahonesa last week but when they went to fulfill my order they couldn't find the ship in the warehouse :sad: it was at a very good price as well :sad::sad:

Hello , i am trying to do something quick for the coast, and i will have something soon with pics :thumbsup:

Yes it is easy and fun escenario , you can still find both ships from ares

Vagabond , do you finally found the Mahonesa ¿

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Originally Posted by Ferrante

Hello , i am trying to do something quick for the coast, and i will have something soon with pics :thumbsup:

Yes it is easy and fun escenario , you can still find both ships from ares

Vagabond , do you finally found the Mahonesa ¿

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No but I wasn't really looking for Mahonesa, its a long story but I was ordering some planes for wow and saw her at a very low price. I was going to change the flag to give me an even number of British and French frigates in my navies. I dare not start collecting Spanish ships as I have spent too much money recently on the British and French :happy:

I see you are from Almeria, we almost spent the winter there when we were sailing but never actually made it. Hopefully we will get there someday because apart from the city, the Cabo de Gata desert is a place I would like to visit. We've been to the area of the Alpujjaras twice and would like to go again, its a beautiful part of Spain you live in, apart from the greenhouses of course!

Nice to hear that John . Almeria is a great place for the winter , minimum temperatures are between 10-18 degrees . Here we have the only European desert , and some lonely and nice beaches . Also we have some coastal batteries .

I made this little village to represent a nearest village from the action. It is not historical 100% , but it was funny to made , and similar to some little village here. I had to reemplace the terpshichore because I painted black the white pendant when painting the black mast :sad:

The little village
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Both ships approaching
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Both ships began firing
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A view from the watchtower
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Both ships heavy damaged , but this time the mahonesa was sank

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Sorry , no time for more now ...
Regards

That confirms my expectations of the Battle possibilities Ferrante.
Thank you. A very good starter for new Captains to get some experience, with the headland giving an extra interest to what would otherwise be a sterile action on a blue background.
Well done.
Rob.

I was reading about this battle and it mentioned it took place "in light winds" so I was going to start the scenario with the wind gauge at minimum. Now I just have to wait for the model of the Mahonesa to arrive...

If she was acting as a troop ship, then the Mahonesa should be at a disadvantage - usually armed en-flute, with fewer stores for the ship's company and ordnance - as the bulk of the space and displacement was required for troops, their stores and supplies.

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Originally Posted by Lieste

If she was acting as a troop ship, then the Mahonesa should be at a disadvantage - usually armed en-flute, with fewer stores for the ship's company and ordnance - as the bulk of the space and displacement was required for troops, their stores and supplies.

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Wouldn't that depend on the context of the mission? In other words, she may not have been a dedicated en flute transport, rather just transporting a unit of infantry on a short voyage. For reference there is the Battle of Lissa where the French flagship Favorite was carrying troops to capture the port on the island. It was unclear if the entire 500 man battalion was on the flagship, but the Colonel and 200 men marched on the town after the Favorite ran aground.

It was indeed quite a regular method of transporting troops as you say Eric, as it was quite a job to convert a vessel to a dedicated troop ship.

Rob.

Incidentally you may find this interesting reading if you don't have any better detailed information or
resources.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action_of_13_October_1796

https://threedecks.org/index.php?display_type=show_battle&id=540

Rob.

Very interesting indeed. HMS Terpsichore had an illustrious career, but I guess that is why she was selected as a model :happy:

No mention of troops, but the British were down on crew due to illness.

That shortage of crew was what caught my attention Eric.
Ferrante obviously has a source which adds the details about the troop transportation. I wonder if it has any more detail as to the numbers involved or the ships armament?
Rob.