British storeship 'Royal Charlotte' (1780)

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Royal Charlotte
Nominal Guns	10	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Privateer 'La Charlotte' (1780) (16) 1780-1780 French 16 Gun Privateer Unknown
Captured	15.9.1780	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Unknown	NNF-1774
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Storeship	BWAS-1714
Sold	10.4.1783	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Keel92' 6"Imperial Feet28.1178
Breadth32' 6"Imperial Feet9.8298
Depth in Hold13' 1"Imperial Feet3.9709
Burthen519Tons BM

Armament

11.1780Broadside Weight = 30 Imperial Pound ( 13.605 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck10 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
11.178050 BWAS-1714

4 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1.11.1780 - 26.2.1781Lieutenant ADM 6/22/190ADM 6/2226.2.1781 - 5.12.1781Lieutenant ADM 6/22/255ADM 6/225.12.1781 - 1781Lieutenant ADM 6/22/379ADM 6/221782 - 1783LieutenantBWAS-1714

Service History

DateEventSource
27.10.1780Began coppering and fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
30.12.1780Completed coppering and fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £6115.7.7dBWAS-1714
13.3.1781Sailed witrh a convoy for the East IndiesBWAS-1714
10.4.1783Sold at Milford for £770BWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 6/22 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

NNF-1774Alain Demerliac, Book

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Tuesday 28th of July 2026 12:49	Jon Miller	British Merchant east indiaman 'Lord Thurlow' (1789) (Unknown) 1789-1802 British Unknown Gun Merchant East Indiaman
Tuesday 28th of July 2026 12:44	Jon Miller	Robert WardlawBritish Merchant Sailor Service 1799-1807
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Tuesday 28th of July 2026 12:41	Jon Miller	John Altham CumberlegeBritish Merchant Sailor Service 1800-1802

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