Arsenal de La Carraca
| La Carraca Naval Station | |
|---|---|
Arsenal de La Carraca | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Military base |
| Owner | Spain |
| Controlled by | Spanish Navy |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1752 |
| Built by | Jorge Juan y Santacilla Antonio Valdes |
| Garrison information | |
| Current commander | Rear admiral Alfonso Gómez Fernández de Córdoba |
| Occupants | See Ships |
Arsenal de La Carraca, also Naval Station of La Carraca, is a naval shipyard and a naval base in San Fernando, Spain. It is a naval base for the construction and repair of ships, and the storage and distribution of arms and ammunition. The first military establishment of its kind to be created in Spain under the naval policy of Felipe V, it was developed by Patiño and the Marquis de la Ensenada. Though work on building the shipyard began in 1720, the formal decree issued by Fernando VI on October 3, 1752, accelerated its construction until it was completed in the late 18th century.