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|Builders= [[Arsenal of Venice]]
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The '''''San Carlo Borromeo''-class [[ships of the line]]''' were a class of two 66-gun [[third rate]]s built by the [[Venetian Arsenal]] from 1750 to 1793.

==Design==
The ''San Carlo Borromeo''-class ships had a deck length of {{convert|147|ft|9|in}}, a keel length of {{convert|143|ft|9|in}}, and were {{convert|43|ft|4|in}} wide. Being built to hold 66 guns, by Venetian standards were considered ''Vascelli di Primo Rango'', or first rate ship of the line. By contemporary Royal Navy standards, though, this number would make them third rate ships of the line.

The namesake ship of the class, the ''San Carlo Borromeo'', originally was armed with 28 40-pounds guns on the lower gundeck, 26 20-pounds guns on the upper one and 12 14-pounds guns on the quarterdeck. In 1750 this gave a broadside of 904 Venetian pounds, or {{convert|272.1|kg|lb}}.<ref name="Ships 1667-1797">{{cite web|title=Ships 1667-1797|url=http://felipe.mbnet.fi/html/ships_1667-1797.html|website=felipe.mbnet.fi|accessdate=26 September 2017}}</ref>

On the ''Vulcano'', launched in 1793, of the 66 guns 26 were 40-pounds cannons, 28 were 30-pounds cannons, and 12 were 14-pounds cannons, located on the lower, upper, and quarterdecks, respectively. This gave a broadside weight of 1024 Venetian pounds, equal to {{convert|308|kg|lb}}.{{sfn|Venetian San Carlo Borromeo Class|}}

The namesake ship, the ''San Carlo Borromeo'', was haunted by a recurring problem: in stormy seas, it had a tendency to lose the rudder. This problem eventually led to its wreck. The only other ship made with the same plans was subsequently modified in 1788 while still in the dockyard, resulting in a great improvement in maneuverability and sailing speed.

This class was prone to the same drawbacks of its contemporary {{sclass|Leon Trionfante|ship of the line|4}}, which affected most of the sailing ships of the [[Venetian Navy]] at the time.

==History==
Little is known of the commanders of either ships, as none took part in important events. It is known, however, that ''Vulcano''  was captained by [[Zuanne Balielo]] from 30 April 1793 to the end of 1793.{{sfn|Venetian Third Rate ship of the line 'Vulcano'|}}

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|[[Venetian ship San Carlo Borromeo|''San Carlo Borromeo'']]||rowspan=2|[[Marco Nobile]]||Unknown||1741<ref name="SailingWarships">{{cite web|title=Ships 1667-1797|url=http://felipe.mbnet.fi/html/ships_1667-1797.html|website=felipe.mbnet.fi|accessdate=21 June 2017}}</ref>||23 February 1747||6 June 1750||Unknown||Sank 21 May 1768||{{sfn|Venetian Third Rate ship of the line 'San Carlo Borromeo'}}
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|[[Venetian ship Vulcano|''Vulcano'']]||[[Andrea Chiribiri]]||1752<ref name="SailingWarships"/>||1 January 1793||30 April 1793||Unknown||Captured by [[France]] on 6 June 1797||{{sfn|Venetian Third Rate ship of the line 'Vulcano'|}}
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==See also==
* [[Venetian navy]]

==References==
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===Websites===
*{{cite web|last1=Harrison|first1=Simon|title=Venetian San Carlo Borromeo Class|url=https://threedecks.org/index.php?display_type=show_class&id=477|website=threedecks.org|accessdate=31 May 2017|ref=CITEREFVenetian San Carlo Borromeo Class}}
*{{cite web|last1=Harrison|first1=Simon|title=Venetian Third Rate ship of the line 'San Carlo Borromeo' (1747)|url=https://threedecks.org/index.php?display_type=show_ship&id=14961|website=threedecks.org|accessdate=30 May 2017|ref=CITEREFVenetian Third Rate ship of the line 'San Carlo Borromeo'}}
*{{cite web|last1=Harrison|first1=Simon|title=Venetian Third Rate ship of the line 'Vulcano' (1793)|url=https://threedecks.org/index.php?display_type=show_ship&id=14974|website=threedecks.org|accessdate=31 May 2017|ref=CITEREFVenetian Third Rate ship of the line 'Vulcano'}}

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