Spanish ship Real Carlos

This article is about the 112-gun ship of the line. For the first ship to enter San Francisco Bay, see San Carlos (ship).
Illustration of Real Carlos by Alejo Berlinguero
History
Spain
NameReal Carlos
BuilderHavanna
Launched4 November 1787
FateBurned and exploded 13 July 1801
Notes
General characteristics
Class & typeSanta Ana-class ship of the line
Tonnage2,112 tonnes
Length56.14 m
Beam15.5 m
Draught7.37 m
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement801
Armament
  • On launch:
  • 30 × 36-pounder cannon
  • 32 × 24-pounder cannon
  • 32 × 12-pounder cannon
  • 18 × 8-pounder cannon
ArmourNone

Real Carlos was a 112-gun ship of the line of the Spanish Navy built at Havana in 1787 to plans by José Romero y Fernández de Landa. One of the eight very large ships of the line of the Santa Ana class, also known as los Meregildos, Real Carlos served in the Spanish Navy during the French Revolutionary Wars and was destroyed with heavy loss of life during the Second Battle of Algeciras.

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