Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Fénix yakanga iri ngarava ye 80-gun yemutsara ("navio") yeSpain Navy, yakavakwa naPedro de Torres muHavana maererano nehurongwa hwakagadzwa naAntonio Gaztaneta yakatangwa muna 1749. Muna 1759, akatumwa kunotora mambo mutsva, Carlos III, kubva kuNaples kuenda kuBarcelona. Apo Spain yakapinda muHondo yeAmerican Revolutionary muna June 1779, "Fénix" yakaenda kuEnglish Channel kwaaifanira kubatana neboka reFrance-Spanish rezvikepe zvinopfuura 60 zvengarava dzomutsara pasi peLieutenant General Luis de Córdova y Córdova. Nhamba
Armada ya1779 yaiva uto rokupinda nechisimba raiva nevarwi 40 000 raiva nemirairo yokutora nzvimbo yehondo yeBritain paPortsmouth.