British First Rate ship of the line 'Queen Charlotte' (1810)

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Queen Charlotte			27
Nominal Guns	100
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	9.7.1801
Keel Laid Down	10.1805
Launched	17.5.1810
How acquired	Purpose built
Shipyard	Deptford Dockyard - Deptford
Designed by	Edward HuntBritish Ship Builder Administrator Dockyard Staff Service 1757-1809
Constructor	Robert John NelsonBritish Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1789-1793
Category	First Rate
Ship Type	Ship of the Line
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Sold for Break Up	12.1.1892

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck190' 0 ½"Imperial Feet57.9247
Length of Keel156' 2 ¾"Imperial Feet47.5679
Breadth52' 5 ¾"Imperial Feet15.8687
Depth in Hold22' 4"Imperial Feet6.7564
Draught Forward16' 3"Imperial Feet4.8895
Draught Aft19' 9"Imperial Feet5.8166
Burthen2,288 ⁶⁰⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1813Broadside Weight = 1104 Imperial Pound ( 500.664 kg)BWAS-1793
Lower Gun Deck30 British 32-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck30 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck30 British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck12 British 12-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 12-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1.1813850EstablishmentBWAS-1793

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
3.7.1816 - 10.1816Captainref:61615.5.1818 - 2.1821CaptainNBD1849

7 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
10.1814 - 1818LieutenantNBD184930.5.1815 - 3.10.1815LieutenantNBD184930.8.1815 - 2.10.1819LieutenantNBD18493.7.1816 - 16.9.1816Flag LieutenantNBD18497.1817 - 1.1824LieutenantNBD184918.8.1818 - 1.7.1819First LieutenantNBD184910.1819 - 1819First LieutenantNBD1849

11 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
5.1811 - 1812MidshipmanNBD18498.1814 - 1816MidshipmanNBD18491815Master's MateNL18659.1815MidshipmanNBD18498.1816 - 1817Master's MateNBD184927.8.1816 - 1816MidshipmanNBD18491817 - 10.1818MidshipmanNBD18498.1820 - 1822MidshipmanNBD18494.1821 - 8.1822MidshipmanNBD18495.1821 - 1823Master's MateNBD18491823 - 1824MidshipmanNBD1849

4 Crewmen

DatesRatingNameSource
4.3.1813 - 18131st Class VolunteerNBD18491815 - 3.8.1815Seaman†ref:19981815 - 1.10.1815Seaman†ref:19981815 - 14.11.1815Seaman†ref:1998

Service History

DateEventSource
27.8.1816Bombardment of Algiers

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

NL1865The Admiralty, Digital Book

ref:1998 Archive

ref:616Nicholas Tracy, Book

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Chris Hall on Thursday 3rd of October 2013 18:05

The crewwoman William Brown seems to have served on the Queen Charlotte in 1815. She was captain of the fore-top for some period of time. Source is the Annual Register of 1815, page 64. This is available via google books.

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