Spanish ship San Hermenegildo (1789)

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Ships of the line Real Carlos and San Hermenegildo explode, 12 July 1801
History
Spain
Name	San Hermenegildo
Builder	Havanna
Launched	20 January 1789
Fate	Burned and exploded 13 July 1801
Notes	Participated in: Second Battle of Algeciras (1801)
General characteristics
Class and type	Santa Ana-class ship of the line
Tonnage	2,112 tonnes
Length	56.14 m
Beam	15.5 m
Draught	7.37 m
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Complement	801
Armament	On launch: 30 × 36-pounder cannon 32 × 24-pounder cannon 32 × 12-pounder cannon 18 × 8-pounder cannon
Armour	None

San Hermenegildo was a 112-gun three-decker ship of the line built at Havanna for the Spanish Navy in 1789 to plans by Romero 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.