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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Charles and HMS Liberty.

History
Royal Navy EnsignEngland
Name
  • Charles (1632-49)
  • Liberty (1649-50)
BuilderPeter Pett, Woolwich
Launched1632
FateWrecked, 1650
General characteristics
Class and type44-gun second rank ship of the line
Tons burthen810
Length105 ft (32 m) (keel)
Beam33 ft 7 in (10.24 m)
Depth of hold16 ft 3 in (4.95 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament44 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

  1. ^ Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. . 158.
  2. "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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