Knowledge

HMS Charles (1668)

Source 📝

478: 501: 61: 37: 667: 477: 571:
James Herbert Cooke, The Shipwreck of Sir Cloudesley Shovell on the Scilly Islands in 1707, From Original and Contemporary Documents Hitherto Unpublished, Read at a Meeting of the Society of Antiquaries, London, 1 February
699: 1934: 1903: 1908: 671: 500: 692: 60: 651: 636: 410: 364:
until his death in March 1668, then completed by Jonas Shish after being launched in the same month. Her name was formally
1929: 685: 621: 596: 402: 418: 46: 276: 209: 143: 948: 490: 36: 1715: 1584: 1301: 899: 741: 1565: 1166: 464: 264: 1669: 878: 1683: 570: 65: 588:
Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time
414: 1417: 1079: 1852: 1831: 1796: 1782: 1736: 1729: 1644: 1512: 1463: 1445: 1281: 1234: 1092: 1064: 983: 969: 941: 791: 1939: 1859: 1817: 1789: 1651: 1541: 1526: 1491: 1470: 1361: 1354: 1316: 1294: 1252: 1141: 1134: 1127: 1106: 811: 770: 508: 428: 8: 1810: 1803: 1722: 1697: 1677: 1626: 1533: 1519: 1484: 1403: 1347: 1308: 1203: 1120: 1085: 1050: 1025: 997: 976: 872: 847: 839: 825: 394: 1896: 1890: 1866: 1838: 1775: 1768: 1743: 1591: 1505: 1498: 1368: 1329: 1322: 1287: 1259: 1184: 1071: 1057: 1032: 1018: 1011: 1004: 990: 934: 927: 906: 892: 885: 853: 832: 783: 708: 644:
British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714-1792: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates.
629:
British Warships in the Age of Sail 1603-1714: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates.
468: 406: 1824: 1608: 1477: 1438: 1424: 1410: 1389: 1382: 1375: 1273: 1113: 1099: 819: 647: 632: 617: 592: 434: 361: 1750: 1266: 1227: 913: 776: 587: 440: 353: 177: 132: 1845: 1690: 1432: 1396: 920: 763: 422: 614:
The Ship of the Line – Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850.
1923: 24: 677: 961: 754: 482: 398: 390: 20: 803: 733: 582: 486: 456: 357: 350: 129: 505: 493:
on 22 January 1759 - also the encampments of the British. Shows
666: 445:) were lost, claiming the lives of nearly 2,000 sailors. 489:
by a squadron of Royal Navy ships of war commanded by
557: 555: 553: 543: 541: 531: 529: 87:
Christopher Pett and Jonas Shish, Deptford Dockyard
459:in 1726 to be rebuilt again. On 4 September 1733, 550: 538: 526: 1921: 474:She was eventually broken up in September 1774. 372:, particularly after 1673 when the contemporary 219:162 ft 6 in (49.53 m) (gundeck) 693: 707: 419:great naval disaster off the Isles of Scilly 1904:List of ships of the line of the Royal Navy 449:also struck rocks off Scilly, but got off. 700: 686: 564: 256:General characteristics after 1740 rebuild 192:General characteristics after 1701 rebuild 591:, Fourth Estate Ltd., London 1998, p. 6, 413:, she saw action during the unsuccessful 393:in 1691. In 1699–1701 she was rebuilt at 561:Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p. 170. 547:Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p. 166. 535:Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p. 161. 499: 476: 19:For other ships with the same name, see 409:'s fleet. Under the command of Captain 1922: 721: 515:, circa 1676 by van de Velde the Elder 471:. She was relaunched on 3 April 1740. 1563: 1164: 720: 681: 58: 421:when Shovell and four of his ships ( 1935:Ships of the line of the Royal Navy 294:47 ft 9 in (14.55 m) 267:90-gun second-rate ship of the line 227:45 ft 5 in (13.84 m) 200:90-gun second-rate ship of the line 161:42 ft 6 in (12.95 m) 13: 1909:List of frigates of the Royal Navy 1564: 1165: 302:19 ft 6 in (5.94 m) 251:90 guns of various weights of shot 235:18 ft 7 in (5.66 m) 187:96 guns of various weights of shot 169:18 ft 6 in (5.64 m) 16:Ship of the line of the Royal Navy 14: 1951: 659: 463:was ordered to be rebuilt to the 286:166 ft (51 m) (gundeck) 665: 120:General characteristics as built 59: 35: 360:, built by Christopher Pett at 576: 389:in 1687 and reclassified as a 368:, but she was known simply as 153:128 ft (39 m) (keel) 1: 605: 47:Willem van de Velde the Elder 41:Portrait of the English ship 326:Middle gundeck: 26 × 18 pdrs 7: 511:of the English second-rate 481:Plan of the attack against 417:and was present during the 401:. In 1707, she belonged to 10: 1956: 1930:Maritime incidents in 1707 329:Upper gundeck: 26 × 9 pdrs 18: 1885: 1761: 1708: 1662: 1637: 1619: 1601: 1576: 1572: 1559: 1456: 1340: 1245: 1220: 1195: 1177: 1173: 1160: 1043: 959: 864: 801: 752: 731: 727: 716: 255: 191: 119: 53: 34: 672:HMS Charles (ship, 1668) 519: 332:Quarterdeck: 10 × 6 pdrs 616:Conway Maritime Press. 455:was taken to pieces at 516: 497: 335:Forecastle: 2 × 6 pdrs 646:Seaforth Publishing. 642:Winfield, Rif (2007) 631:Seaforth Publishing. 627:Winfield, Rif (2009) 612:Lavery, Brian (2003) 503: 480: 323:Gundeck: 26 × 32 pdrs 674:at Wikimedia Commons 1762:50-gun fourth-rates 1709:58-gun fourth-rates 1577:90-gun second-rates 1457:50-gun fourth-rates 1341:60-gun fourth-rates 1196:90-gun second-rates 1178:100-gun first-rates 1044:50-gun fourth-rates 395:Portsmouth Dockyard 1897:1745 Establishment 1891:1706 Establishment 1663:64-gun third-rates 1638:66-gun third-rates 1620:74-gun third-rates 1602:80-gun third rates 1246:70-gun third-rates 1221:80-gun third-rates 865:70-gun third-rates 722:1719 Establishment 709:1719 Establishment 517: 498: 469:1719 Establishment 411:James Lord Dursley 407:Cloudesley Shovell 366:Charles the Second 1917: 1916: 1881: 1880: 1877: 1876: 1555: 1554: 1551: 1550: 1156: 1155: 1152: 1151: 848:Princess Caroline 670:Media related to 652:978-1-84415-700-6 637:978-1-84832-040-6 504:A drawing of the 362:Deptford Dockyard 341: 340: 1947: 1574: 1573: 1561: 1560: 1282:Prince Frederick 1175: 1174: 1162: 1161: 950:Prince of Orange 729: 728: 718: 717: 702: 695: 688: 679: 678: 669: 599: 580: 574: 568: 562: 559: 548: 545: 536: 533: 415:Battle of Toulon 354:ship of the line 310:Full-rigged ship 243:Full-rigged ship 178:Full-rigged ship 133:ship of the line 68: 63: 45:, circa 1776 by 39: 32: 31: 1955: 1954: 1950: 1949: 1948: 1946: 1945: 1944: 1920: 1919: 1918: 1913: 1873: 1757: 1717:Princess Louisa 1704: 1658: 1633: 1615: 1597: 1568: 1547: 1452: 1336: 1303:Stirling Castle 1241: 1216: 1191: 1169: 1148: 1039: 955: 901:Stirling Castle 860: 820:Princess Amelia 797: 748: 743:Royal Sovereign 723: 712: 706: 662: 657: 608: 603: 602: 581: 577: 569: 565: 560: 551: 546: 539: 534: 527: 522: 491:Commodore Moore 115:Broken up, 1774 64: 49: 28: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1953: 1943: 1942: 1937: 1932: 1915: 1914: 1912: 1911: 1906: 1900: 1899: 1893: 1886: 1883: 1882: 1879: 1878: 1875: 1874: 1872: 1871: 1864: 1857: 1850: 1843: 1836: 1829: 1822: 1815: 1808: 1801: 1794: 1787: 1780: 1773: 1765: 1763: 1759: 1758: 1756: 1755: 1748: 1741: 1734: 1727: 1720: 1712: 1710: 1706: 1705: 1703: 1702: 1695: 1688: 1681: 1674: 1671:Northumberland 1666: 1664: 1660: 1659: 1657: 1656: 1649: 1641: 1639: 1635: 1634: 1632: 1631: 1623: 1621: 1617: 1616: 1614: 1613: 1605: 1603: 1599: 1598: 1596: 1595: 1588: 1580: 1578: 1570: 1569: 1566:1741 proposals 1557: 1556: 1553: 1552: 1549: 1548: 1546: 1545: 1538: 1531: 1524: 1517: 1510: 1503: 1496: 1489: 1482: 1475: 1468: 1460: 1458: 1454: 1453: 1451: 1450: 1443: 1436: 1429: 1422: 1415: 1408: 1401: 1394: 1387: 1380: 1373: 1366: 1359: 1352: 1344: 1342: 1338: 1337: 1335: 1334: 1327: 1320: 1313: 1306: 1299: 1292: 1285: 1278: 1271: 1264: 1257: 1249: 1247: 1243: 1242: 1240: 1239: 1232: 1224: 1222: 1218: 1217: 1215: 1214: 1207: 1199: 1197: 1193: 1192: 1190: 1189: 1181: 1179: 1171: 1170: 1167:1733 proposals 1158: 1157: 1154: 1153: 1150: 1149: 1147: 1146: 1139: 1132: 1125: 1118: 1111: 1104: 1097: 1090: 1083: 1076: 1069: 1062: 1055: 1047: 1045: 1041: 1040: 1038: 1037: 1030: 1023: 1016: 1009: 1002: 995: 988: 981: 974: 966: 964: 957: 956: 954: 953: 946: 939: 932: 925: 918: 911: 904: 897: 890: 883: 880:Northumberland 876: 868: 866: 862: 861: 859: 858: 851: 844: 837: 830: 823: 816: 808: 806: 799: 798: 796: 795: 788: 781: 774: 767: 759: 757: 750: 749: 747: 746: 738: 736: 725: 724: 714: 713: 705: 704: 697: 690: 682: 676: 675: 661: 660:External links 658: 656: 655: 640: 625: 609: 607: 604: 601: 600: 575: 563: 549: 537: 524: 523: 521: 518: 465:1733 proposals 376:was launched. 339: 338: 337: 336: 333: 330: 327: 324: 321: 316: 312: 311: 308: 304: 303: 300: 296: 295: 292: 288: 287: 284: 280: 279: 273: 269: 268: 265:1733 proposals 262: 261:Class and type 258: 257: 253: 252: 249: 245: 244: 241: 237: 236: 233: 229: 228: 225: 221: 220: 217: 213: 212: 206: 202: 201: 198: 197:Class and type 194: 193: 189: 188: 185: 181: 180: 175: 171: 170: 167: 163: 162: 159: 155: 154: 151: 147: 146: 140: 136: 135: 126: 125:Class and type 122: 121: 117: 116: 113: 109: 108: 101: 97: 96: 93: 89: 88: 85: 81: 80: 74: 70: 69: 56: 55: 51: 50: 40: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1952: 1941: 1938: 1936: 1933: 1931: 1928: 1927: 1925: 1910: 1907: 1905: 1902: 1901: 1898: 1895:Followed by: 1894: 1892: 1889:Preceded by: 1888: 1887: 1884: 1870: 1869: 1865: 1863: 1862: 1858: 1856: 1855: 1851: 1849: 1848: 1844: 1842: 1841: 1837: 1835: 1834: 1830: 1828: 1827: 1823: 1821: 1820: 1816: 1814: 1813: 1809: 1807: 1806: 1802: 1800: 1799: 1795: 1793: 1792: 1788: 1786: 1785: 1781: 1779: 1778: 1774: 1772: 1771: 1767: 1766: 1764: 1760: 1754: 1753: 1749: 1747: 1746: 1742: 1740: 1739: 1735: 1733: 1732: 1728: 1726: 1725: 1721: 1719: 1718: 1714: 1713: 1711: 1707: 1701: 1700: 1696: 1694: 1693: 1689: 1687: 1686: 1685:Hampton Court 1682: 1680: 1679: 1675: 1673: 1672: 1668: 1667: 1665: 1661: 1655: 1654: 1650: 1648: 1647: 1643: 1642: 1640: 1636: 1630: 1629: 1625: 1624: 1622: 1618: 1612: 1611: 1607: 1606: 1604: 1600: 1594: 1593: 1589: 1587: 1586: 1582: 1581: 1579: 1575: 1571: 1567: 1562: 1558: 1544: 1543: 1539: 1537: 1536: 1532: 1530: 1529: 1525: 1523: 1522: 1518: 1516: 1515: 1511: 1509: 1508: 1504: 1502: 1501: 1497: 1495: 1494: 1490: 1488: 1487: 1483: 1481: 1480: 1476: 1474: 1473: 1469: 1467: 1466: 1462: 1461: 1459: 1455: 1449: 1448: 1444: 1442: 1441: 1437: 1435: 1434: 1433:Princess Mary 1430: 1428: 1427: 1423: 1421: 1420: 1416: 1414: 1413: 1409: 1407: 1406: 1402: 1400: 1399: 1395: 1393: 1392: 1388: 1386: 1385: 1381: 1379: 1378: 1374: 1372: 1371: 1367: 1365: 1364: 1360: 1358: 1357: 1353: 1351: 1350: 1346: 1345: 1343: 1339: 1333: 1332: 1328: 1326: 1325: 1321: 1319: 1318: 1314: 1312: 1311: 1307: 1305: 1304: 1300: 1298: 1297: 1293: 1291: 1290: 1286: 1284: 1283: 1279: 1277: 1276: 1272: 1270: 1269: 1265: 1263: 1262: 1258: 1256: 1255: 1251: 1250: 1248: 1244: 1238: 1237: 1233: 1231: 1230: 1226: 1225: 1223: 1219: 1213: 1212: 1208: 1206: 1205: 1201: 1200: 1198: 1194: 1188: 1187: 1183: 1182: 1180: 1176: 1172: 1168: 1163: 1159: 1145: 1144: 1140: 1138: 1137: 1133: 1131: 1130: 1126: 1124: 1123: 1119: 1117: 1116: 1112: 1110: 1109: 1105: 1103: 1102: 1098: 1096: 1095: 1091: 1089: 1088: 1084: 1082: 1081: 1077: 1075: 1074: 1070: 1068: 1067: 1063: 1061: 1060: 1056: 1054: 1053: 1049: 1048: 1046: 1042: 1036: 1035: 1031: 1029: 1028: 1024: 1022: 1021: 1017: 1015: 1014: 1010: 1008: 1007: 1003: 1001: 1000: 996: 994: 993: 989: 987: 986: 982: 980: 979: 975: 973: 972: 968: 967: 965: 963: 958: 952: 951: 947: 945: 944: 940: 938: 937: 933: 931: 930: 926: 924: 923: 919: 917: 916: 912: 910: 909: 905: 903: 902: 898: 896: 895: 891: 889: 888: 884: 882: 881: 877: 875: 874: 870: 869: 867: 863: 857: 856: 852: 850: 849: 845: 843: 842: 838: 836: 835: 831: 829: 828: 824: 822: 821: 817: 815: 814: 810: 809: 807: 805: 800: 794: 793: 789: 787: 786: 782: 780: 779: 775: 773: 772: 768: 766: 765: 764:Prince George 761: 760: 758: 756: 751: 745: 744: 740: 739: 737: 735: 730: 726: 719: 715: 710: 703: 698: 696: 691: 689: 684: 683: 680: 673: 668: 664: 663: 653: 649: 645: 641: 638: 634: 630: 626: 623: 622:0-85177-252-8 619: 615: 611: 610: 598: 597:1-85702-571-7 594: 590: 589: 584: 579: 573: 567: 558: 556: 554: 544: 542: 532: 530: 525: 514: 510: 507: 502: 496: 492: 488: 484: 479: 475: 472: 470: 466: 462: 458: 454: 450: 448: 444: 443: 438: 437: 432: 431: 426: 425: 420: 416: 412: 408: 404: 400: 396: 392: 388: 387: 381: 377: 375: 374:Royal Charles 371: 367: 363: 359: 355: 352: 349:was a 96-gun 348: 347: 334: 331: 328: 325: 322: 319: 318: 317: 314: 313: 309: 306: 305: 301: 299:Depth of hold 298: 297: 293: 290: 289: 285: 282: 281: 278: 274: 271: 270: 266: 263: 260: 259: 254: 250: 247: 246: 242: 239: 238: 234: 232:Depth of hold 231: 230: 226: 223: 222: 218: 215: 214: 211: 207: 204: 203: 199: 196: 195: 190: 186: 183: 182: 179: 176: 173: 172: 168: 166:Depth of hold 165: 164: 160: 157: 156: 152: 149: 148: 145: 141: 138: 137: 134: 131: 127: 124: 123: 118: 114: 111: 110: 106: 102: 99: 98: 95:10 March 1668 94: 91: 90: 86: 83: 82: 79: 75: 72: 71: 67: 66:Great Britain 62: 57: 52: 48: 44: 38: 33: 30: 26: 25:HMS St George 22: 1867: 1860: 1853: 1846: 1839: 1832: 1825: 1818: 1811: 1804: 1797: 1790: 1783: 1776: 1769: 1751: 1744: 1737: 1730: 1723: 1716: 1698: 1691: 1684: 1676: 1670: 1652: 1645: 1627: 1609: 1590: 1583: 1540: 1534: 1527: 1520: 1513: 1506: 1499: 1492: 1485: 1478: 1471: 1464: 1446: 1439: 1431: 1425: 1418: 1411: 1404: 1397: 1390: 1383: 1376: 1369: 1362: 1355: 1348: 1330: 1323: 1315: 1309: 1302: 1295: 1288: 1280: 1274: 1267: 1260: 1253: 1235: 1228: 1210: 1209: 1202: 1185: 1142: 1135: 1128: 1121: 1114: 1107: 1100: 1093: 1086: 1078: 1072: 1065: 1058: 1051: 1033: 1026: 1019: 1012: 1005: 998: 991: 984: 977: 970: 962:fourth-rates 949: 942: 935: 928: 921: 914: 907: 900: 893: 886: 879: 871: 854: 846: 840: 833: 826: 818: 812: 790: 784: 777: 769: 762: 755:second-rates 742: 643: 628: 613: 586: 578: 566: 512: 494: 473: 460: 452: 451: 446: 441: 435: 429: 423: 397:as a 90-gun 385: 383: 382:was renamed 379: 378: 373: 369: 365: 345: 343: 342: 272:Tons burthen 205:Tons burthen 139:Tons burthen 104: 77: 42: 29: 1940:1660s ships 1419:Dreadnought 804:third-rates 792:Marlborough 734:first-rates 583:Sobel, Dava 424:Association 399:second rate 391:second rate 21:HMS Charles 1924:Categories 1854:Colchester 1833:Gloucester 1798:Colchester 1784:Winchester 1738:Sunderland 1731:Canterbury 1646:Devonshire 1514:Sutherland 1465:Gloucester 1447:Nottingham 1236:Cumberland 1094:Assistance 1066:Colchester 985:Sunderland 971:Canterbury 943:Buckingham 606:References 487:Guadeloupe 483:Basseterre 457:Portsmouth 358:Royal Navy 351:first-rate 130:first-rate 1861:Lichfield 1819:Salisbury 1791:Maidstone 1678:Edinburgh 1653:Lancaster 1585:Ramillies 1528:Dartmouth 1493:Hampshire 1472:St Albans 1363:Worcester 1356:Strafford 1296:Royal Oak 1254:Elizabeth 1211:St George 1143:Newcastle 1136:Greenwich 1129:Lichfield 1108:Salisbury 873:Edinburgh 813:Lancaster 495:St George 461:St George 453:St George 447:St George 430:Firebrand 386:St George 307:Sail plan 240:Sail plan 174:Sail plan 105:St George 1812:Falkland 1805:Portland 1724:Defiance 1699:Yarmouth 1628:Culloden 1535:Woolwich 1521:Antelope 1486:Guernsey 1405:Kingston 1349:Weymouth 1310:Monmouth 1122:Falmouth 1087:Portland 1052:Falkland 1027:Pembroke 999:Deptford 978:Plymouth 841:Somerset 827:Cornwall 732:100-gun 509:bulkhead 506:beakhead 320:90 guns: 315:Armament 248:Armament 184:Armament 92:Launched 1868:Panther 1840:Norwich 1777:Harwich 1770:Chester 1745:Tilbury 1542:Preston 1507:Nonsuch 1500:Leopard 1370:Augusta 1331:Berwick 1324:Captain 1317:Revenge 1289:Bedford 1261:Suffolk 1186:Victory 1073:Leopard 1059:Chatham 1034:Dunkirk 1020:Warwick 1013:Tilbury 1006:Swallow 992:Windsor 960:60-gun 936:Ipswich 929:Grafton 908:Berwick 894:Captain 887:Burford 855:Russell 834:Norfolk 802:80-gun 785:Neptune 753:90-gun 513:Charles 467:of the 403:Admiral 380:Charles 370:Charles 356:of the 346:Charles 128:96-gun 100:Renamed 84:Builder 78:Charles 54:History 43:Charles 1826:Advice 1610:Newark 1592:Prince 1479:Severn 1440:Exeter 1426:Medway 1412:Rupert 1391:Superb 1384:Jersey 1377:Dragon 1275:Nassau 1115:Oxford 1101:Romney 1080:Argyll 650:  635:  620:  595:  436:Romney 283:Length 216:Length 150:Length 107:, 1687 1752:Eagle 1268:Essex 1229:Boyne 915:Lenox 778:Namur 771:Union 711:ships 520:Notes 442:Eagle 275:1655 208:1470 142:1229 1847:Ruby 1692:Kent 1398:Lion 1204:Duke 922:Kent 648:ISBN 633:ISBN 618:ISBN 593:ISBN 572:1883 439:and 405:Sir 384:HMS 344:HMS 291:Beam 224:Beam 158:Beam 112:Fate 103:HMS 76:HMS 73:Name 23:and 1926:: 585:, 552:^ 540:^ 528:^ 485:, 433:, 427:, 277:bm 210:bm 144:bm 701:e 694:t 687:v 654:. 639:. 624:. 27:.

Index

HMS Charles
HMS St George

Willem van de Velde the Elder
Royal Navy Ensign
Great Britain
first-rate
ship of the line
bm
Full-rigged ship
bm
1733 proposals
bm
first-rate
ship of the line
Royal Navy
Deptford Dockyard
second rate
Portsmouth Dockyard
second rate
Admiral
Cloudesley Shovell
James Lord Dursley
Battle of Toulon
great naval disaster off the Isles of Scilly
Association
Firebrand
Romney
Eagle
Portsmouth

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.