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The Action of 25 February 1781 was a small naval engagement which was fought off Cape Finisterre between a Spanish naval frigate sixth rate ''Graña'' of thirty guns and a Royal Naval fifth rate frigate HMS ''Cerberus'' of thirty two guns. The British were victorious when ''Graña'' surrendered after a hard fight.〔Allen pg 310〕 On 25 February 1781, whilst cruising twenty leagues off Cape Finisterre, the Royal Naval frigate HMS ''Cerberus'' of thirty two guns under Captain Robert Mann sighted the Spanish twenty gun frigate ''Graña'', under Don Nicolás de Medina. ''Graña'' was a month out of Ferrol but had not had a successful cruise - capturing very little. ''Cerberus'' closed on the Spanish and soon an action began. Within fifteen minutes the British got the better of the ''Graña'' as ''Cerberus's'' broadsides took effect. The Spanish officers fought as long as they could, but their men deserted them. Further action for the Spanish seemed pointless so De Medina struck her colors and ''Graña'' was taken possession of.〔 In the action with ''Cerberus'', ''Graña'' lost her first lieutenant and six men killed, and seventeen wounded, out of her crew of 166 men of whom the rest were taken prisoner. Captain Mann in contrast was highly pleased with the behaviour of the officers and men of the ''Cerberus'', in which only two were wounded.〔 The captured ship was purchased into the Royal Navy under the same name, and rated as a twenty eight gunner and sold on in 1806. Mann as a result of the victory was rewarded a captaincy of the sixty-four gunner HMS ''Scipio''.〔 ==References== ;Notes ;Bibliography * * 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Action of 25 February 1781」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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