The Action of 25 February 1781 was a naval engagement fought off Cape Finisterre between the Spanish naval frigate sixth rate Graña of 30 guns and the Royal Navy fifth-rate frigate HMS Cerberus of 32 guns.

[2] On 25 February 1781, whilst cruising 20 leagues off Cape Finisterre, HMS Cerberus, under Captain Robert Mann, sighted Graña.

[3] Graña, under Don Nicolás de Medina, was a month out of Ferrol but had captured little.

Cerberus closed on Graña and within fifteen minutes the British had won.

Following his victory, Captain Mann received command of the 64-gun HMS Scipio.