Spanish ship San Hermenegildo

Real Carlos and San Hermenegildo on fire, 12 July 1801
History
Spain
NameSan Hermenegildo
BuilderHavana
Launched20 January 1789
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

San Hermenegildo was a 112-gun ship of the line of the Spanish Navy built at Havana in 1789 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. San Hermenegildo served in the Spanish Navy during the French Revolutionary Wars and was destroyed with heavy loss of life during the Second Battle of Algeciras.