▁Herm ione ▁constructed ▁in ▁the ▁Ar sen al ▁de ▁la ▁Car rac a , ▁Cad iz ▁in ▁ 1 7 5 2 . ▁ ▁Notable ▁inc idents ▁The ▁ship ▁fired ▁several ▁broad s ides ▁into ▁the ▁private er ▁Ant ig all ican ▁when ▁held ▁at ▁Cad iz ▁in ▁ 1 7 5 6 ▁at ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁Seven ▁Years ' ▁War , ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁armed ▁with ▁ 3 2 ▁nine - p ound ers . ▁▁ ▁Herm ione ▁engaged ▁Captain ▁Herbert ▁S aw yer ' s ▁fr ig ate , ▁the ▁ 2 8 - gun ▁, ▁and ▁the ▁ 1 8 - gun ▁s loop - of - war ▁ ▁under ▁Captain ▁Ph ile mon ▁P own oll , ▁off ▁the ▁coast ▁of ▁Spain ▁near ▁the ▁port ▁of ▁Cad iz ▁in ▁the ▁action ▁of ▁ 3 1 ▁May ▁ 1 7 6 2 . ▁The ▁British ▁captured ▁Herm ione , ▁with ▁the ▁capture ▁being ▁notable ▁for ▁the ▁size ▁and ▁value ▁of ▁the ▁b ount y ▁seized ▁and ▁the ▁subsequent ▁prize ▁money ▁awarded , ▁possibly ▁the ▁largest ▁ever ▁in ▁a ▁single ▁ha ul . ▁ ▁William ▁Cole , ▁on ▁a ▁visit ▁to ▁his ▁friend ▁Hor ace ▁Wal pole , ▁noted ▁the ▁suic ide ▁of ▁Wal pole ' s ▁neighbour , ▁Isaac ▁Fern ande z ▁N une z , ▁in ▁the ▁summer house ▁of ▁Cross ▁Deep ▁House , ▁following ▁N une z ' s ▁ru in ▁as ▁ins urer ▁of ▁Herm ione . ▁ ▁Herm ione ▁features ▁in ▁a ▁picture ▁by ▁Richard