History | |
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Name |
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Builder | Peter Pett, Woolwich |
Launched | 1632 |
Fate | Wrecked, 1650 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | 44-gun second rank ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 810 |
Length | 105 ft (32 m) (keel) |
Beam | 33 ft 7 in (10.24 m) |
Depth of hold | 16 ft 3 in (4.95 m) |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Armament | 44 guns of various weights of shot |
Charles was a 44-gun second rank ship of the line of the English navy, built by Peter Pett at Woolwich and launched in 1632.
Charles was renamed Liberty in 1649. She ran aground and was wrecked off Harwich, Essex in October 1650.
Notes
- ^ Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. . 158.
- "British Second Rate great ship 'Charles' (1633)". Threedecks. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
References
- Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line – Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.
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