▁three ▁fr ig ates . ▁In ▁ 1 7 8 2 ▁she ▁was ▁incorpor ated ▁into ▁the ▁Mediter rane an ▁Squadron , ▁particip ating ▁in ▁the ▁Great ▁Sie ge ▁of ▁Gib ral tar ▁and ▁she ▁fought ▁in ▁the ▁brief ▁and ▁inde cis ive ▁Battle ▁of ▁Cape ▁Spart el . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 9 5 , ▁she ▁was ▁modified ▁by ▁the ▁addition ▁of ▁extra ▁ 8 - p ound er ▁guns ▁on ▁a ▁new ▁deck ▁between ▁her ▁forec ast le ▁and ▁quarter deck . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 9 7 , ▁she ▁was ▁the ▁flags hip ▁of ▁Ten iente ▁General ▁José ▁de ▁C ór dob a ▁y ▁Ram os , ▁the ▁Spanish ▁commander , ▁at ▁Battle ▁of ▁Cape ▁St ▁Vincent ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁February ▁ 1 7 9 7 , ▁where ▁she ▁was ▁badly ▁dam aged ▁and ▁nearly ▁captured ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁fleet . ▁She ▁was ▁first ▁in ▁action ▁with ▁the ▁British ▁ship ▁Captain ▁( 7 4 ), ▁commanded ▁by ▁Com mod ore ▁Nelson , ▁and ▁C ull oden ▁( 7 4 ). ▁She ▁was ▁then ▁attacked ▁by ▁the ▁B len heim ▁( 9 0 ), ▁Or ion ▁( 7 4 ), ▁Ir res ist ible ▁( 7 4 ) ▁and ▁Ex cell ent ▁( 7 4 ). ▁By ▁now ▁she ▁was ▁sever ely ▁dam aged , ▁having ▁lost ▁all ▁her ▁m asts ▁and ▁with ▁half ▁of ▁her ▁crew ▁killed ▁or ▁wounded . ▁She ▁struck ▁her ▁colours , ▁but ▁the ▁British ▁failed ▁to ▁take ▁possession ▁and ▁she ▁was ▁saved ▁by