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ROYAL CAROLINE - ENGLISH - 1749
Two Royal English yachts were called Royal Caroline. The first
one laid down in the shipyards of Sheerness in 1700, was a
boat we know well by the name of Peregrine Galley. After an
appropriate adaptation of the work, this ship which been serving
in the Royal Navy for a long time, had the honour to be renamed
"ROYAL CAROLINE".On the contrary, the second one
was directly planned as a royal yacht and was launched in
1749 in the shipyards of Deptford. The old "Royal Caroline"
was returned to the British Navy and received back its name
of peregrine Galley. She ended her service tragically, sunk
with the entire crew in the Bay of Biscay. That was in the
year 1761, the same year the 'ROYAL CAROLINE" was renamed
Royal Charlotte going on to serve the Royal British family
until 1805. It was completely destroyed in 1820.
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