Two frigates are specially designed and built…
April 1789 CE
They are both three hundred and six tons burden and thirty-six meters long, with a normal load displacement of 4.2 meters.
They are launched together on April 8, 1789, and Are baptized in honor of former James Cook's ships Resolution and Discovery as Descubierta and Atrevida (a liberal translation in Spanish).
Malaspina commands Descubierta and Bustamante Atrevida.