page_title: Spanish frigate El Gamo
hierarchical_section_title: Spanish frigate El Gamo
caption_attribution_description: Painting depicting the capture of the Spanish xebec frigate El Gamo in 1801 off the coast of Barcelona by the Royal Navy brig HMS Speedy commanded by Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald
context_page_description: The Spanish ship El Gamo was a 32-gun xebec-frigate of the Spanish Navy which was captured by Lord Cochrane in the Action of 6 May 1801. The engagement is notable for the large disparity between the size and firepower of El Gamo and her opponent, the British brig Speedy; the former was around four times the size, had much greater firepower and a crew six times the size of Speedy, which had a reduced crew of 54 at the time.
  After her capture, El Gamo was sold to the ruler of Algiers as a merchantman.
context_section_description: The Spanish ship El Gamo was a 32-gun xebec-frigate of the Spanish Navy which was captured by Lord Cochrane in the Action of 6 May 1801. The engagement is notable for the large disparity between the size and firepower of El Gamo and her opponent, the British brig Speedy; the former was around four times the size, had much greater firepower and a crew six times the size of Speedy, which had a reduced crew of 54 at the time.
  After her capture, El Gamo was sold to the ruler of Algiers as a merchantman.
caption: The Action and Capture of the Spanish Xebeque Frigate El Gamo by Clarkson Frederick Stanfield
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