Action of 19 December 1796
Combatant summary

Action of 19 December 1796

Section Title: Combatant summary
Table Section Text: None

Ship	Commander	Navy	Guns	Casualties	Notes

Killed	Wounded	Total

HMS Minerve	Commodore Horatio Nelson Captain George Cockburn	-	38	7	44	51	Engaged Sabina and Matilde. Lightly damaged.

HMS Blanche	Captain D'Arcy Preston	-	32	0	0	0	Engaged Ceres. Undamaged.

Sabina	Captain Jacobo Stuart	-	40	12	43	55	Engaged Minerve. Severely damaged and surrendered. Recaptured 20 December.

Ceres	-	40	7	15	22	Engaged Blanche. Moderately damaged, may have surrendered.

Matilde	-	34	?	?	?	Engaged Minerve. Moderately damaged.

Perla	-	34	0	0	0	Unengaged.

Principe de Asturias	-	112	0	0	0	Unengaged.

Source: Clowes, p. 505

Sentence(s)

The Action of the 19th of December 1796, included frigates Matilde and Perla and the 112-gun ship of the Principe de Asturias.

final_sentence: The Action of the 19th of December 1796, included frigates Matilde and Perla and the 112-gun ship of the Principe de Asturias.