Name San Carlo Borromeo Operators Venetian Navy In service 1750 - 1797 | Builders Arsenal of Venice Preceded by Leon Trionfante-class Completed 2 | |
The San Carlo Borromeo-class ships of the line were a class of two 66-gun third rates built by the Venetian Arsenal from 1750 to 1793.
The namesake ship, the San Carlo Borromeo, was botched and haunted by a recurring problem: in stormy seas, it lost many times the steer. This eventually brought to its wreck, and the only other ship made with the same plans was subsequently modified in 1788 still in the shipbuilding dock, resulting in a great improvement in maneuverability and sailing speed.
This class was prone to the same drawbacks as its contemporary Leon Trionfante class, which indeed affected more or less all of the sailing ships of the Venetian Navy at the time.
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