Princess Charlotte-class ship of the line

The Princess Charlotte-class ships of the line were a class of two 104-gun first rates of the Royal Navy. They were built to an enlarged version of the lines of Sir Thomas Slade's Victory.

Class overview
Name: Princess Charlotte
Operators:  Royal Navy
In service: 14 September 1825 - 1905
Completed: 2
General characteristics
Type: Ship of the line
Length:
  • 197 ft 7 in (60.22 m) (gundeck)
  • 163 ft 4 in (49.78 m) (keel)
Beam: 52 ft 10 in (16.10 m)
Propulsion: Sails
Armament:
  • 104 guns:
  • Gundeck: 28 × 32 pdrs, 2 × 68 pdr carronades
  • Middle gundeck: 32 × 32 pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 32 × 24 pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 2 × 18 pdrs, 12 × 32 pdr carronades
  • Forecastle: 2 × 18 pdrs, 2 × 32 pdr carronades
Notes: Ships in class include: Princess Charlotte, Royal Adelaide

Ships
Builder: Portsmouth Dockyard
Ordered: 19 June 1813
Launched: 14 September 1825
Fate: Sold, 1875
Builder: Plymouth Dockyard
Ordered: 6 January 1812
Launched: 28 July 1828
Fate: Sold, 1905
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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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