HMS Carmen
| History | |
|---|---|
| Spain | |
| Name | Nuestra Señora del Carmén |
| Namesake | Our Lady of Mount Carmel |
| Builder | Ferrol, Spain |
| Laid down | 17 June 1769 |
| Launched | 24 November 1770 |
| Fate | Captured 7 April 1800 |
| Great Britain | |
| Name | HMS Carmen |
| Namesake | Truncation of Spanish name |
| Acquired | By capture 7 April 1800 |
| Commissioned | December 1800 |
| Honours and awards | Naval General Service Medal (NGSM) with clasp "Egypt" |
| Fate | Sold February 1802 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 90767⁄94 (bm) |
| Length |
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| Beam | 37 ft 9 in (11.5 m) |
| Depth of hold | 11 ft 0 in (3.4 m) |
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| Armament | |
HMS Carmen (often referred to as El Carmen, or sometimes Carmine, in historical documents), was a British Royal Navy frigate captured from the Spanish Navy in the Action of 7 April 1800. She previously served in the Spanish Navy as Nuestra Señora del Carmén from 1771 to 1800.
In Spanish service, Nuestra Señora del Carmén was named for Our Lady of Mount Carmel, a Roman Catholic title of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Nuestra Señora del Carmén operated against North African pirates, took part in the invasion of Algiers in 1775, saw combat in the Anglo-French War of 1778–1783, participated in the bombardment of Algiers in 1783, and fought in the French Revolutionary Wars.
As HMS Carmen, the ship served in the Royal Navy for about a year during the War of the Second Coalition, operating in the Mediterranean Sea until she arrived in the United Kingdom in 1801. There the Admiralty had her laid up in ordinary in December 1801. She was sold in February 1802.