British first rate ship of the line 'Queen Charlotte' (1790)

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Queen Charlotte52
Nominal Guns100BWAS-1793
NationalityGreat BritainBWAS-1793
OperatorThe Royal NavyBWAS-1793
Ordered1782/12/12BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down1785/09/01BWAS-1793
Named1783/01/21BWAS-1793
Launched1790/04/15BWAS-1793
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1793
ShipyardChatham Dockyard BWAS-1793
Ship ClassRoyal George ClassBWAS-1793
CategoryFirst RateBWAS-1793
Ship TypeShip of the Line BWAS-1793
Burnt1800/03/17BWAS-1793

Dimensions
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck190' 0"Imperial Feet57.912
Length of Keel156' 2 ⅜"Imperial Feet47.6091
Moulded Breadth190' 0"Imperial Feet57.912
Breadth52' 5 ½"Imperial Feet15.9893
Depth in Hold22' 4"Imperial Feet6.8072
Draught Forward14' 11"Imperial Feet4.5466
Draught Aft19' 3"Imperial Feet5.8674
Burthen2,286 34⁄94Tons BM 

Armament

1790Broadside Weight = 1158 Imperial Pound ( 525.153 kg) BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck30British 32-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck28British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck30British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck10British 12-Pounder
Forecastle2British 12-Pounder
Crew Complement
Date# of MenNotesSource
1790850EstablishmentBWAS-1714
Flag Officers
FromToRankNameSource
1790/051790/10Admiral of the WhiteLord Richard HoweBWAS-1714
1790/051790/10Rear-Admiral of the BlueJohn Leveson GowerBWAS-1714
1793/021799Admiral of the WhiteLord Richard HoweBWAS-1714
1799/061800/03/17Vice-Admiral of the RedLord George Keith ElphinstoneBWAS-1714
Commanders
FromToRankNameSource
1790/051790/10CaptainSir Roger CurtisBWAS-1714
1793/021794/04Second CaptainHugh Cloberry ChristianBWAS-1714
1793/021799/06CaptainSir Roger CurtisBWAS-1714
1794/041799Second CaptainSir Andrew Snape DouglasBWAS-1714
1799/061800/03/17CaptainAndrew ToddBWAS-1714
1799/071799/07/14CaptainGeorge BarkerNBD1849
Commissioned Officers
FromToRankNameSource
1797/041797/05/12CommanderJohn AyscoughNBD1849
1803/03/171803/03/17First LieutenantWilliam BainbridgeNBD1849
1823/03/111824/06/07LieutenantHenry Esch AtkinsonNBD1849
Petty Officers
FromToRankNameSource
1794/07/281794/10/20MidshipmanJohn PilfoldNAO
1794/12/081795/02/14MidshipmanJohn PilfoldNAO
1797/07/141797/09/13MidshipmanParkins PrynnNAO
1797/09/141798/05/24Masters MateParkins PrynnNAO
Crewmen
FromToRankNameSource
1794/07/041794/07/27Able SeamanJohn PilfoldNAO
Service History
DateEvent Source
1790/05Commissioned for the Spanish Armament and paid off later in the yearBWAS-1793
1793/02RecommissionedBWAS-1793
1794/06/01Present at the Glorious 1st of June 
1795/05/01Two men were killed and one wounded by shot fired when the Boyne burnt and exploded in Portsmouth harbour. 
1795/06/23Present at the Action of Ile Groix 
1800/03/17Burnt off Livorno by accident, about 690 people diedBWAS-1714

Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
BWAS-1793 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793 - 1817Rif WinfieldBook
BWAS-1714 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792Rif WinfieldBook
NBD1849 A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849O'BrienDigital Book
NAO The National Archive - Trafalgar AncestorsVariousWeb Site
 
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