Spanish frigate Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes
The sinking of Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Spain | |
| Name | Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes |
| Launched | Havana, Cuba, 1786 |
| Fate | Sunk on 5 October 1804 |
| Notes | Thought to be the wreck discovered by Odyssey Marine Exploration, code named "Black Swan" |
| General characteristics | |
| Armament | 36 guns |
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Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes (Our Lady of Mercy in English, a title of the Virgin Mary) was a Spanish Navy frigate which was sunk by the British off the south coast of Portugal on 5 October 1804 during the Battle of Cape Santa Maria.