HMS Florentina
| History | |
|---|---|
| Spain | |
| Name | Santa Florentina |
| Namesake | Saint Florentina |
| Builder | Arsenal de Cartagena, Cartagena, Spain |
| Laid down | 3 January 1786 |
| Launched | 21 December 1786 (see text) |
| Commissioned | 1787 |
| Fate | Captured 7 April 1800 |
| Great Britain | |
| Name | HMS Florentina |
| Namesake | Truncation of Spanish name |
| Acquired | By capture 7 April 1800 |
| Honours and awards | Naval General Service Medal (NGSM) with clasp "Egypt" |
| Fate | Sold 1803 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 90178⁄94 (bm) |
| Length |
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| Beam | 37 ft 8 in (11.5 m) |
| Depth of hold | 10 ft 6 in (3.2 m) |
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HMS Florentina (sometimes referred to as Florentia or Florentine in historical documents), was a frigate of the British Royal Navy in service from 1800 to 1802. She previously served in the Spanish Navy as Santa Florentina from 1787 until the British captured her in 1800.
In the Spanish Navy, Santa Florentina was named for Saint Florentina (d. ca. 612), a saint venerated by the Catholic Church. Santa Florentina operated against the Moors in North Africa and served during the French Revolutionary Wars in both the War of the First Coalition and the War of the Second Coalition. During the latter conflict, the Royal Navy captured her in the Action of 7 April 1800 and took her into service as HMS Florentina.
In British service, Florentina operated in the Mediterranean Sea, including in the Egyptian campaign in 1801, until she returned to the United Kingdom in 1802 after the Treaty of Amiens. There the British Admiralty had her laid-up in ordinary in 1802 and she was sold in 1803.