HMS Superb. In the moonless melee of 12–13 July 1801 (Second Battle of Algeciras), Superb raked the 112-gun Real Carlos, which then, in the confusion, traded broadsides with fellow 112-gun San Hermenegildo. The two Spanish giants collided, caught fire, and both blew up—~1,700–2,000 men killed. One ship’s attack touched off the deadliest combat loss of life in the age of sail.