&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:John_Cleveley_the_Elder_-_The_%27Royal_Caroline%27.jpg) HMY Royal Caroline by John Cleveley the Elder, showing the ship in full sail and flying the red and blue ensigns and the common pennant.
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| History | |
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| Name | HMY Royal Caroline |
| Ordered | 22 August 1749 |
| Builder | Deptford Dockyard |
| Launched | 29 January 1750 |
| Renamed | HMY Royal Charlotte in 1761 |
| Fate | Broken up in July 1820 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type | Royal yacht |
| Tons burthen | 232 11⁄94 (bm) |
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| Beam | 24 ft 7 in (7.49 m) |
| Depth of hold | 11 ft (3.4 m) |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament | 8 × 4-pounder (or 10 × 3-pounder) guns + 8 × 1⁄2-pdr swivel guns |
HMY Royal Caroline was a ship-rigged royal yacht. She was ordered in 1749 to replace HMY Carolina as Britain's principal royal yacht. She was built at Deptford Dockyard under the supervision of Master Shipwright John Hollond to a design by Surveyor of the Navy Joseph Allin. She was launched on 29 January 1750 and was broken up 70 years later, in 1820.[1]