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HBMS Charles (1668)

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Charles, 96 Guns

Details
Nationality British
Ordered 1666/06/30 B164
Launched 1668/03/03 B065
Shipyard Deptford DY B065
Master Shipbuilder John Shish B065
Rate First Rate
Type Ship
Out Service 1699 B065
Fate Broken Up to Rebuild B164
Becomes Saint George
Dimensions
B065   Type Metric
Length of Keel 128' 0" Imperial Feet 39.01
Breadth 42' 6" Imperial Feet 12.95
Depth in Hold 18' 6" Imperial Feet 5.64
Burthen 1,229 Tons BM
B028   Type Metric
Length of Gundeck 163' 0" Imperial Feet 49.68
Breadth 42' 6" Imperial Feet 12.95
Burthen 1,129 Tons BM
Armament
1668 B028 Broadside Weight = 939
Lower Gun Deck 26 British 42-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck 28 British Culverin
Upper Gun Deck 26 British Demi-Culverin
Quarterdeck 16 British 3-Pounder
1694 B065 Broadside Weight = 939
Gun Deck 22 British Cannon of 7
Gun Deck 32 British Culverin
Gun Deck 42 British Demi-Culverin
Crew Complement
Date Men Notes Source
1668 710 B164
Flag Officers
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1678/05/15 1678/08/26 Rear-Admiral John Holmes B164
Commanders
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1668/03/23 1668/07/01 Post Captain John Cox B051
1672/01/15 1672/10/19 Rear-Admiral John Harman B164
1672/06/20 1672/10/19 Second Captain William Holden B164
1673/02/04 1673/10/11 Second Captain Richardson Dickinson B164
1673/02/04 1673/10/11 Rear-Admiral of the Red John Chicheley B164
1678/05/15 1678/08/26 Post Captain Lawrence Wright B164
Commissioned Officers
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1668 1668 Lieutenant Bernard Ludman B051
1668 1669 Lieutenant Argentine Allington B051
1672 1672 First Lieutenant William Holden B051
1673 1673 Second Lieutenant James Cooke B051
Service Record
Date Notes Source
1672/05/28 Present at the Battle of Solebay  
1673/05/28 Present at First Battle of Schooneveld  
1673/06/04 Present at Second Battle of Schooneveld  
1673/08/10 Present at the Battle of Texel  
1687/10/21 Renamed Saint George B164
1691 Reclassed as a Second Rate B164
Fleets
Fleet Title Commander Date From Date To Source
No Fleets Listed
Actions & Battles
Date Source
1672/05/28 Battle of Solebay
1673/05/28 First Battle of Schooneveld
1673/06/04 Second Battle of Schooneveld
1673/08/10 Battle of Texel
Notes on Ship
No Notes Entered
Sources
Id Link or Description Author
B164 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1603 - 1714 Rif Winfield
B065 The Ship of the Line Vol I Brian Lavery
B028 Ships of the Royal Navy - Volume I J. J. Colledge
B051 Biographia Navalis - Volume I John Charnock

Last Updated :2009/05/17 at 12:23:19 by Cy

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