Spanish ship Europa
Europa was a late 18th-century third-rate ship of the line of the Spanish Navy. She was launched in 1789 and served in the Armada Real for 11 years before being abandoned as a wreck in Manila Harbor in 1801. History. Europa was laid down at the Reales Astilleros de Esteiro shipyards in Ferrol, Spain in 1789. She was designed by Spanish naval architect José Romero y Fernández de Landa as a third-rate, two decked seventy-four gun ship of the line. Following her completion, "Europa" joined the Spanish European Fleet. After several years of  service, "Europa" was reassigned to service in the Pacific, and so she departed Spain for Concepcion, Chile, arriving in February 1796. She departed Concepcion for Manila in the Spanish Philippines on 10 October 1796 accompanied by her fellow third-rates "Montañes" and "San Pedro" along with two 34-gun frigates, "Pilar" and "Fama." Pacific service. Following her arrival in Manila, "Europa" her squadron operated out of the port city during the French Revolutionary Wars and the concurrent Anglo-Spanish War. In April 1797 the ships of the squadron were badly damaged by a typhoon, forcing the Spanish to dock and  de-mast the ships for extensive repairs at Cavite. A British force under the command of Edward Cooke raided Manila in January 1798, and found "Europa" to be one of the Spanish ships undergoing repairs there. In January 1799 "Europa", "Montañes", and two Spanish frigates departed Manila under the command of Ignacio Maria de Álava y Sáenz de Navarrete. de Navarrete sailed the fleet to Southern China, where he intended to intercept Britain's annual – and extremely valuable – convoy of merchants returning to Europe from Canton. The Spanish ships arrived at the mouth of the Pearl River near Macau in  late January, where they were joined by two french frigates. On 27 January the allied fleet fought an inconclusive engagement against a force of British warships sent to escort the convoy. During the battle, the larger "Europa" attempted to pursue the lighter HMS "Intrepid", but damage to "Montañes" forced de Navarrete to break off his attack and order a withdraw to Manila. "Europa" and "Fama" were again sent to Macau in May 1799, but failed to intercept any British ships. After her return to Manila, "Europa" fell into disrepair and was no longer fit for service. By 1801, she was  reportedly a rotting wreck in Manila harbor.