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The king ultimately decided to have the ''Gracia'' fire upon the ''Hernando de Numia''. The main guns of the cruiser disabled the smaller warship by destroying the bridge, and an Avia anti-ship missile sunk the frigate. The ''Gracia'' sustained a hit from the 50 mm gun aboard the ''Hernando de Numia'', but the more modern armor prevented significant damage. As a trial-by-fire against a significant surface combatant, the cruiser passed with flying colors.
This event has added some superstition to the ''Gracia de
In 1987, when King Benito Ares abdicated the throne, the ''Gracia'' was his transport during the coastal portion of his farewell tours to the major towns and cities of the nation. It further transported then-Crown Prince Sebastián from the city of Porta Tranquila to Barreale at the mouth of the Río Dorado, which he would further travel up aboard ARC ''Garra'' to his coronation at [[Eleçeron]]
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