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Action of 6 May 1801
The Action of 6 May 1801 was a minor naval engagement between the 32-gun xebec-frigate ''El Gamo'' of the Spanish Navy under the command of Don Francisco de Torris and the much smaller 14-gun brig under the command of Thomas, Lord Cochrane. ''El Gamo'' was subsequently captured. The skirmish is notable for the large disparity between the size and firepower of ''El Gamo'' and ''Speedy'' - the former was around four times the size, had much greater firepower and a crew six times the size of ''Speedy'', which had a reduced crew of 54 at the time of the engagement.
==Background==
In March 1800 Commander Lord Cochrane took command of ''Speedy''; he had been operating in the Mediterranean and had fought many actions from its base in Port Mahon in Menorca.
''Speedy'' was cruising off Barcelona at dawn on 6 May 1801 when a large enemy frigate was sighted. The frigate, a xebec-rigged vessel named ''Gamo'', commanded by Don Francisco de Torris and carrying 319 men, was armed with 8- and 12-pounder guns, with 24-pounder carronades. This amounted to a total broadside of 190 pounds, more than seven times that of ''Speedy''. ("Cochrane the Dauntless" (2007) gives ''Gamo'' "22 long 12-pounders, 8 9-pounders and 2 heavy carronades") Furthermore, Cochrane had only 54 men on board ''Speedy'', having men away as prize crews.
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