HMS Carmen (1800)

History
Spain
Name	Nuestra Señora del Carmen
Builder	Ferrol, Galicia
Launched	1770
Captured	6 April 1800
Great Britain
Name	HMS Carmen
Acquired	By capture 1800
Commissioned	December 1800
Honours and; awards	Naval General Service Medal (NGSM) with clasp "Egypt"
Fate	Sold 1802
General characteristics
Tons burthen	90767⁄94 (bm)
Length	147 ft 2 in (44.9 m) (overall);; 119 ft 9 in (36.5 m) (keel);
Beam	37 ft 9 in (11.5 m)
Depth of hold	11 ft 0 in (3.4 m)
Complement	At capture: 140; British service: 260;
Armament	At capture: 36 guns; British service; Upper deck: 26 × 12-pounder guns; QD: 6 × 6-pounder guns; Fc: 2 × 6-pounder guns;

HMS Carmen (often El Carmen, or sometimes Carmine), was the Spanish frigate Nuestra Señora del Carmen, built in 1770 at Ferrol. The British Royal Navy captured her on 6 April 1800 and took her into service as HMS Carmen. She served in the Mediterranean until she returned to Britain in 1801. There the Admiralty had her laid-up in ordinary. She was sold in December.

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