| Charles Galley | 3562 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 32 | B028 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | B028 | |
| Operator | The Royal Navy | B028 | |
| Ordered | 1676/03/22 | BWAS-1603 | |
| Acquired | 1676/09/12 | BWAS-1603 | |
| First Commissioned | 1677/02/12 | ||
| Shipyard | Woolwich Dockyard | B028 | |
| Constructor | Phineus Pett | BWAS-1603 | |
| Category | Fifth Rate | B028 | |
| Ship Type | Galley-Frigate | B028 | |
| Broken Up to Rebuild | 1693 | B028 | |
Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | BWAS-1603 |
| Length of Gundeck | 131' 1" | Imperial Feet | 39.9542 | Length of Keel | 114' 0" | Imperial Feet | 34.7472 | Breadth | 28' 6" | Imperial Feet | 8.6868 | Depth in Hold | 8' 7" | Imperial Feet | 2.6162 | Burthen | 492 50⁄94 | Tons BM |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1677 | Broadside Weight = 83 Imperial Pound ( 37.6412 kg) | BWAS-1603 | ||
| Lower Gun Deck | 6 | British Saker | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 22 | British Saker | ||
| Quarterdeck | 4 | British 3-Pounder | ||
| 1688 | Broadside Weight = 80.5 Imperial Pound ( 36.5074 kg) | BWAS-1603 | ||
| Gun Deck | 6 | British 3-Pounder | ||
| Gun Deck | 26 | British Saker | ||
| Crew Complement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | # of Men | Notes | Source |
| 1677/02 | 220 | BWAS-1603 | |
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1677/02/12 | 1680/08/04 | Captain | Thomas Hamilton | BWAS-1603 |
| 1685/06/11 | 1685/09/26 | Captain | Dominick Nugent | BWAS-1603 |
| 1685/09/27 | 1686/07/08 | Captain | Mathew Aylmer | BWAS-1603 |
| 1686/07/09 | 1688 | Captain | John Berkeley | BWAS-1603 |
| 1689/04/04 | 1690/06/06 | Captain | Jeremiah Roach | BWAS-1603 |
| 1690/07 | 1690/10 | Captain | John Crofts | BWAS-1603 |
| 1691 | 1691/08 | Captain | James Buck | BWAS-1603 |
| 1691/08 | 1693 | Captain | Joseph Waters | BWAS-1603 |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1677/02/12 | Commissioned for the Mediterranean | BWAS-1603 |
| 1677/10/28 | In company with James Galley took the Algerine Golden Marigold off Tangier | BWAS-1603 |
| 1685/09/27 | Commissioned as guardship at Chatham | BWAS-1603 |
| 1686/07 | Commissioned for the expedition to Salee | BWAS-1603 |
| 1688/05 | Returned home | BWAS-1603 |
| 1690/07 | Sailed with an Irish convoy | BWAS-1603 |
| 1690/09 | At Cork | BWAS-1603 |
| 1690/10 | Arrived in the Downs | BWAS-1603 |
| 1691/07/20 | In company with Mary Galley retook the 34-gun merchant Tiger | BWAS-1603 |
| 1691/10 | Reduced to a Fifth Rate | BWAS-1603 |
| 1692/05/19 | Present at the Battle of Barfleur | |
| 1693 | Rebuilt at Woolwich | BWAS-1603 |
| Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Description | Author | Type |
| B028 | Ships of the Royal Navy - Volume I | J. J. Colledge | Book |
| BWAS-1603 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1603 - 1714 | Rif Winfield | Book |