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Action of 30 October 1762
| Action of 30 October 1762 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of the Anglo-Spanish War (1762–63) | |||||||
 Admiral Sir Hyde Parker, 5th Bt, George Romney | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Great Britain |
 Spain | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
 Hyde Parker  Richard King |
Unknown | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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1 ship of the line 1 frigate | 1 galleon | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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35 killed 37 wounded[1] |
18 killed 10 wounded 750 captured 1 galleon captured[1] | ||||||
The action of 30 October 1762 was a minor naval battle that was fought in the San Bernardino Strait off the coast of British-occupied Manila in the Philippines between two Royal Navy ships and a Spanish ship; the 60 gun ship of the line HMS Panther under Captain Hyde Parker and the frigate HMS Argo under Richard King captured the heavily armed Spanish treasure galleon Santisima Trinidad.
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