List of Spanish sail frigates

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This is a list of Spanish sail frigates built or acquired during the period 1700 1854

Spanish frigates generally had religious names, often the names of saints or "our Lady". Those with primarily secular names (such as royal, geographical or adjectival names) usually had additionally a religious name (Avocación or alias), which is listed below in the second column where known. An asterisk (*) in the "Launch date" column indicates the date of acquisition (purchase or capture) for vessels not built for the Spanish Navy.

During the 17th century, and for much of the first half of the 18th century, the term 'frigate' (or 'fragata' in Spanish) encompassed ships with two complete gundecks rated at about 50 guns as well as smaller single decked vessels. The smaller frigates evolved from the fast and lightly armed vessels built chiefly on the coast of (Spanish) Flanders, and employed in the English Channel and southern North Sea, as well as escorting the trade routes from the Spanish Netherlands to the north coast of Spain.

NameAvocación(alias)Built atLaunchdateNo ofGunsFate/notesNuestra Señorade Gracia 1710*40 San Miguel 1712*24 Águila de Nantes 1713*20 Esperanza 28 Sorpresa 1714*36 Juno 1714*30 Tigre 1714*30 San Fernando el Chico San Fernandoel Pequeño / Fernandillo 1714*24 Principe de Asturias(despues Ynfante) 1714*30 Santa Isabel Reina Santa Isabel 1714*22 San Felipe Felipillo/El Chico 1715*24 San Juan el Chico San Juanico 1715*30 Santa Ana Volante 24 Perla de España 40 San Francisco San Antonio de Padua 22 San Marcos 24 Galera de España 36 Victoria 40 Conde de Tolosa 40 Pingue Pintado 40 Águila Volante 30 Andalucia Baja 22 Iris 26 Júpiter 20 Peregrina 36 Tolosilla 30 Providencia 24 Sán Jose El Real Jorge 30 Rebeca 20 San Francisco Javier Hermiona 30 San Jorge 36 Selerais 30 Unicornio 24 Galera Victoria 40 Galgo de Andalucia 24 ex Fidela 30 Santa Rita Galera de Neptuno 30 Gusana 24 Pingue Volante 22 San Andrés 30 Santa Susana 24 Santa Teresa 20 Júpiter 20 Nuestra Señorade Atocha Guarnizo1723 30 Galley frigateGriega Guarnizo1723 30 Galley frigateNuestra Señorade la Concepción Guarnizo1723 30 Galley frigateSan Esteban Apedreado 1724 40 Catalina Santa Catalina 24 ex Dutch Jardín de Tritón 30 Santiago Neptuno 26 Burlandín El Burlando 44 Gusana 24 Nuestra Señorade Aránzazu Pasajes1726 30 Nuestra Señoradel Rosario 1696 44 Santa Susana 26 Neptuno 26 Santa Bárbara La Chata 1728 22 La Señora Sara 22 San Francisco Javier 1727 40 Victoria 1729 40 Galera Victoria 14 February 1729 40 wrecked 27 February 1729Galera Victoria 12 June 1730 40 replacement for 1729 vessel;wrecked 16 December 1738San Cayetano 1734 *24 Concepción 20 Hermiona 14 July 1733 50 Flora 1734 34 Triunfo San Gristóbal Havana1735 24 Galley frigate; captured 4 December 1739. Astrea Santa Bárbara Havana1737 24 Galley frigate; captured 4 December 1739. Santa Bárbara Estrella 1737 24 Águila CarracaAugust 1737 28 Galley frigate; wrecked 1744. Aurora Carraca20 April 1738 28 Galley frigate; broken up 6 January 1769. Concepción 1738 ? Flora Santa Rosalía Havana31 August 1747 24 The only Spanish 'frigate' built in the 1740s was the first vessel for Spain with no apertures (e. g. oar or gun ports) along the lower deck. Wrecked 26 January 1768.

NameAvocación(alias)Built atLaunchdateNo ofGunsFate/notes(La) Galga Ferrol1 March 1752 30 First 'true' frigate built under Jorge Juan concepts. Sold 27 June 1764Pena Carraca1753 26 Júpiter Carraca1753 22 Despatch vesselMercurio Carraca1753 22 Despatch vesselPerla Santa Isabel ReinaCartagena24 February 1752 22 Broken up 1777. Dorada Santa AnaCartagena14 February 1753 22 Fireship 1780, deleted 1783. Esmeralda Santa Lucía MártirCartagena12 May 1753 30 Enlarged from Perla Class;fireship 1780, deleted later. Venganza Santa InésCarraca4 June 1753 26 Águila Santa Maria MagdalenaCarraca15 August 1753 22 Victoria Santa GertrudisCarraca26 September 1753 24 Flecha Santa SaturninaCarraca28 October 1753 22 Hermiona Santa MónicaCarraca24 November 1753 24 Industria Santa CristinaCarraca13 June 1755 26 Liebre Santa Catalina Carraca26 July 1755 26 Venus Santa Brígida Carraca5 September 1755 26 Ventura Santa ClaraCarraca21 October 1755 26 Juno Santa Cecilia Cartagena30 August 1755 26 Palas Santa Irene Cartagena29 November 1755 26 Astrea Santa CatalinaVirgen y Mártir Cartagena29 March 1756 26 Concepción 22Tetis Guadalupe Havana29 January 1761 22 Fénix Santa Bárbara 1758 22 Nuestra Señorade la Soledad Guarnizo1 July 1761 30 Santa Rosa July 1767 *22 ex French AguilaSanta Rosalía Cartagena1 April 1767 30 Santa Catalina Guarnizo12 July 1767 34 Santa Teresa Guarnizo18 February 1768 34 Santa Bárbara Guarnizo15 June 1768 34 Santa Gertrudis Guarnizo12 August 1768 24 Santa Lucía Havana31 March 1770 34 Nuestra Señoradel Rosario Ferrol4 April 1770 34 Nuestra Señoradel Carmen Ferrol24 November 1770 34 Santa Dorotea Cartagena1772 26 Nuestra Señorade la Asunción Ferrol4 April 1772 34 Santa Perpetua Ferrol31 July 1772 34 Santa Maríade la Cabeza Ferrol2 July 1772 34 Santa María Magdalena Ferrol7 July 177334 Esmeralda 1773 26 Santa Clara Cartagena23 April 177334 Santa Margarita Ferrol23 June 177434 captured 11 November 1779Santa Marta Ferrol5 July 177434 Santa Dorotea Ferrol21 December 177534 captured 15 July 1798Santa Clara Ferrol18 May 177634 Santa Águeda Havana24 July 1776 30 Santa Rufina Cartagena 18 February 1777 34 Santa Leocadia Ferrol24 March 177734 Santa Cecilia Havana28 June 1777 34 Santa Mónica Cartagena23 October 1777 34 Grana Nuestra Señorade la Paz Ferrol18 July 1778 28 Santa Matilde HavanaMarch 1778 34 Nuestra Señorade la O Havana9 November 1778 34 Santa Escolástica Ferrol31 March 177834 Winchcomb 1779 *26 Santa Balbina 1780 *34 ex HelbrechSanta Bibiana 1780 *34 ex MonstrautSanta Paula 1780 *34 ex GeoffreyHéroe 1780 *26 broken up 1783Real Jorge San Jorge 1780 *30 ex Royal GeorgeSanta Clara Havana10 July 1780 34 captured 5 October 1804Santa Maríade la Cabeza Havana1781 34 Santa Sabina Ferrol1 September 1781 40 1st Spanish 18pdr frigate;broken up 1828Nuestra Señorade Loreto Ferrol15 December 1781 40 2nd Spanish 18pdr frigate; wrecked 29 May 1792Santa Rosa Ferrol20 May 1782 34 Nuestra Señoradel Pilar Ferrol7 December 1782 40 3rd Spanish 18pdr frigate;broken up 1817Colón 30 ex British mercantile GatonSanta Elena Ferrol7 October 1783 40 4th Spanish 18pdr frigate;sunk in action 26 March 1797Santa Tecla Ferrol5 May 1784 46 Santa Casilda Cartagena12 March 178434 Santa Brígida Cartagena5 March 178534 Santa María Ferrol1785 34 Nuestra Señorade la Paz Ferrol2 August 1785 34 Nuestra Señorade Guadalupe Havana4 November 1786 34 Santa Florentina Cartagena21 December 1786 34 Santa Teresa Ferrol3 March 1787 34 Santa Leocadia Ferrol2 June 1787 34 Santa Catalina Ferrol9 December 1787 34 Nuestra Señorade la Soledad Cartagena3 May 1788 34 Nuestra Señorade las Mercedes Havana18 November 1788 34 Perla Santa Mónica Cartagena31 July 1789 34 Nuestra Señora de Atocha Havana14 October 1789 40 Mahonesa Santa Mónica Mahón2 October 178934 Palas Santa MargaretaFerrol14 November 1789 34 Juno Nuestra Señorade los DoloresFerrol31 December 1789 34 Perla Santa Mónica Cartagena31 July 178934 Minerva Santa Marta Havana14 October 1790 44 Ceres Nuestra Señorade la Almudeda Havana22 October 1790 40 Preciosa Divina Pastora Carraca18 January 1791 34 Esmeralda Santa Petronila Mahón30 May 1791 34 Diana Santa Ana Mahón10 March 1792 34 Tetis Santa Amalia Ferrol6 August 1793 44 Gloria Santa Mónica Havana1792 44 Calypso Rochefort18 January 1793 *34 ex French Calypso(launched 1785)Sirena Santa Genoveva Rochefort19 February 1793 *34 ex French Heléne(launched 1791)Venganza Santa Petronila Mahón16 May 179334 Pomona Santa Quiteria Ferrol25 October 1794 40 Ninfa Nuestra Señoradel Rosario Mahón19 December 1794 34 Ifigenia LorientFebruary 1795 *34 ex French Iphigénie(launched 1777)Fama Santa Victoria Cartagena30 May 179534 Flora Santa María Magdalenade Pacís Ferrol19 December 1795 44 Anfítrite Santa Úrsula Havana1796 40 Medea Santa BárbaraFerrol27 December 1797 40 Proserpina Mahón16 May 1797 34 Hermiona Bristol27 September 1797 * 34 ex British Hermione, (launched 1782)Prueba Ferrol9 December 1801 44 Cornelia Brest14 June 1808 * 40 ex French Cornelie

The post Napoleonic era began with the acquisition of six frigates from Russia in 1818. These proved of poor quality and were soon disposed of. NameBuilt atLaunchdateNo ofGunsFate/notesAstrolabio St Petersburg17 September 181144 ex Russian Avtroil, acquired 21 February 1818Mercurio St Petersburg13 July 181544 ex Russian Merkurii, acquired 21 February 1818Patricio Arkangelsk21 June 181644 ex Russian Patrikii, acquired 21 February 1818; renamed María Isabel soon after acquisition. Captured by Chileans 20 September 1819. Ligera St Petersburg16 August 181644 ex Russian Legkii, acquired 12 October 1818Viva Arkangelsk26 May 181640 ex Russian Provornyi, acquired 12 October 1818Pronta St Petersburg16 August 181640 ex Russian Pospeshnyi, acquired 12 October 1818Aretusa Bordeaux 29 April 1819 40 Stricken 1829Iberia Ferrol 3 March 1825 50 Stricken in December 1830Lealtad Ferrol 19 March 1825 50 Wrecked 13 January 1834 at SantanderRestauración Ferrol 14 October 1826 50 Renamed Ville de Bilbao in 1837;hulked in 1840Esperanza Cavite29 November 1834 48 Cortes Ferrol 27 July 1836 44 Stricken 21 March 1863Isabel II Ferrol 23 September 1836 44 Hulked in May 1860Reina María Cristina Ferrol 6 February 1837 52 Stricken 25 October 1852Bailén Ferrol29 March 1854 40 Stricken 21 August 1865