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HBMS Queen Charlotte (1790)

Page history last edited by Cy 14 years, 2 months ago

Queen Charlotte, 100 Guns

Details
Nationality British
Operated by The Royal Navy
Ordered 1782/12/12 B064
Laid Down 1785/09/01 B064
Named 1783/01/21 B064
Launched 1790/04/15 B064
Shipyard Chatham DY B064
Design Class Royal George Class (1782)
Rate First Rate
Type Ship of the Line
Out Service 1800/03/17 B064
Fate Burnt B064
Dimensions
B057   Type Metric
Length of Gundeck 190' 0" Imperial Feet 57.91
Length of Keel 156' 23/8" Imperial Feet 47.61
Breadth (over Moulding) 190' 0" Imperial Feet 57.91
Breadth 52' 51/2" Imperial Feet 15.99
Depth in Hold 22' 4" Imperial Feet 6.81
Draught Forward 14' 11" Imperial Feet 4.55
Draught Aft 19' 3" Imperial Feet 5.87
Burthen 2,28634/94 Tons BM
Calculated Burthen 228634/94 Tons BM  
Armament
1790 B057 Broadside Weight = 1158
Lower Gun Deck 30 British 32-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck 28 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck 30 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck 10 British 12-Pounder
Forecastle 2 British 12-Pounder
Crew Complement
Date Men Notes Source
1790 850 Establishment B057
Flag Officers
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1790/05 1790/10 Rear-Admiral John Leveson Gower B057
1790/05 1790/10 Admiral of the White Lord Richard Howe, Baron Howe B057
1793/02 1799 Admiral of the White Lord Richard Howe, Baron Howe B057
1799/06 1800/03/17 Vice-Admiral of the Red Lord George Keith Elphinstone, Baron Keith B057
Commanders
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1790/05 1790/10 Captain Sir Roger Curtis B057
1793/02 1794/04 Second Captain Sir Hugh Cloberry Christian B057
1793/02 1799/06 Captain Sir Roger Curtis B057
1794/04 1799 Second Captain Sir Andrew Snape Douglas B057
1799/06 1800/03/17 Captain Andrew Todd B057
1799/07 1799/07/14 Captain George Barker B080
Commissioned Officers
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1797/04 1797/05/12 Commander John Ayscough B080
1803/03/17 1803/03/17 First Lieutenant William Bainbridge B080
1823/03/11 1824/06/07 Lieutenant Henry Esch Atkinson B080
Petty Officers
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1794/07/28 1794/10/20 Midshipman John Pilfold NAO
1794/12/08 1795/02/14 Midshipman John Pilfold NAO
Crew
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1794/07/04 1794/07/27 Able Seaman John Pilfold NAO
Service Record
Date Notes Source
1790/05 Commissioned for the Spanish Armament and paid off later in the year B064
1793/02 Recommissioned B064
1794/06/01 Present at Glorious 1st of June  
1795/05/01 Two men were killed and one wounded by shot fired when the Boyne burnt and exploded in Portsmouth harbour.  
1800/03/17 Burnt off Livorno by accident, about 690 people died B057
Fleets
Fleet Title Commander Date From Date To Source
No Fleets Listed
Actions & Battles
Date Source
1794/06/01 Glorious 1st of June
Notes on Ship
No Notes Entered
Sources
Id Link or Description Author
B064 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793-1817 Rif Winfield
B057 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792 Rif Winfield
B080 A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849 O'Brien
NAO The National Archive - Trafalgar Ancestors Various

Last Updated :2010/02/20 at 13:03:46 by Cy

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