British First Rate ship of the line 'Queen Charlotte' (1790)

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Queen Charlotte	52
Nominal Guns	100	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	12.12.1782	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	1.9.1785	BWAS-1793
Named	21.1.1783	BWAS-1793
Launched	15.4.1790	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Chatham Dockyard - Chatham	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Royal George Class	BWAS-1793
Category	First Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Burnt	17.3.1800	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck190' 0"Imperial Feet57.912
Length of Keel156' 2 ⅜"Imperial Feet47.5583
Moulded Breadth190' 0"Imperial Feet57.912
Breadth52' 5 ½"Imperial Feet15.8623
Depth in Hold22' 4"Imperial Feet6.7564
Draught Forward14' 11"Imperial Feet4.2736
Draught Aft19' 3"Imperial Feet5.7997
Burthen2,286 ³⁴⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1790Broadside Weight = 1158 Imperial Pound ( 525.153 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck30 British 32-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck28 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck30 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck10 British 12-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 12-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1790850EstablishmentBWAS-1714

8 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
15.5.1790 - 12.10.1790CaptainSir Roger Curtis (1746-1816): on board from 21.5.1790 Transfered ADM 6/24/30BWAS-171412.10.1790 - 28.12.1790Captain Hugh Cloberry Christian (1747-1798) ADM 6/24/75ref:6167.2.1793 - 3.4.1794Captain Hugh Cloberry Christian (1747-1798) ADM 6/24/205BWAS-17147.2.1793 - 3.4.1794First CaptainSir Roger Curtis (1746-1816) ADM 6/24/205BWAS-171431.3.1794 - 3.7.1794CaptainSir Andrew Snape Douglas (1761-1797): on board from 8.4.1794 ADM 6/25/25BWAS-171411.7.1794 - 1795First CaptainSir Roger Curtis (1746-1816) ADM 6/25/60ADM 6/256.1799 - 17.3.1800Captain Andrew Todd (d.1803)BWAS-17147.1799 - 14.7.1799Captain George BarkerNBD1849

4 Flag Officers

DatesRankNameSource
5.1790 - 10.1790Admiral of the WhiteLord Richard Howe (1^st Earl Howe) (1725/26-1799) ADM 107/3/138BWAS-17145.1790 - 10.1790Rear-Admiral of the BlueThe Hon. John Leveson Gower (1740-1792)BWAS-17147.2.1793 - 1796Admiral of the WhiteLord Richard Howe (1^st Earl Howe) (1725/26-1799) Transfered ADM 6/24/206BWAS-17146.1799 - 17.3.1800Vice-Admiral of the RedLord George Keith Elphinstone (Baron Keith) (1745/46-1823)BWAS-1714

18 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
23.7.1790 - 1790Eighth LieutenantLord George Stewart (Viscount Garlies) (1768-1834) ADM 6/24/55ADM 6/2428.5.1793 - 1794Ninth Lieutenant Edward Codrington (1770-1851)ref:6161794Lieutenant John CrockettADM 171/81794 - 23.6.1794Acting Lieutenant James M'FarlaneTNC1794First Lieutenant John CochetTNC1794Second Lieutenant Thomas Larcom (d.1804)TNC1794Third Lieutenant Walter Locke (d.1835)TNC1794Fifth Lieutenant Bernard Hale (d.1802)TNC1794 - 1.6.1794Seventh Lieutenant Roger Randall Rawlance (d.1794)† Discharged DeadTNC1794 - 3.7.1794Seventh Lieutenant Henry Raper (1767-1845)TNC1794Eighth Lieutenant Richard Bagot (d.1798)TNC5.1794 - 6.10.1794Lieutenant Edward Codrington (1770-1851)ref:61623.6.1794 - 1794Lieutenant James M'FarlaneTNC23.6.1794 - 23.6.1795First Lieutenant James Bowen (1751-1835)ref:61627.5.1795 - 29.5.1795Lieutenant Edward Pelham Brenton (1774-1839)ref:61618.4.1797 - 15.7.1797Lieutenant John Ayscough (1775-1864) ADM 196/3/4NBD18498.1798Lieutenant John Surman Carden (1771-1858)ref:61617.3.1803First Lieutenant William Bainbridge (d.1803)NBD1849

2 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1793 - 22.6.1794Master James Bowen (1751-1835)ref:6167.9.1799 - 10.4.1800Chaplain Samuel ColeADM 29-1

10 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
10.1789 - 2.11.1790Midshipman Henry Blackwood (1770-1832)ref:6162.1793 - 27.5.1793Midshipman Edward Codrington (1770-1851)ref:6161794Midshipman Graham Eden Hamond (1779-1862)ADM 171/84.1794 - 22.9.1794Midshipman James Brisbane (1774-1826)ref:6167.1794 - 25.9.1794Midshipman Patrick Campbell (1773-1841)ref:61628.7.1794 - 20.10.1794Midshipman John Pilfold (1769-1834)NAO8.1794 - 26.5.1795Midshipman Edward Pelham Brenton (1774-1839)ref:6168.12.1794 - 14.2.1795Midshipman John Pilfold (1769-1834)NAO14.7.1797 - 13.9.1797Midshipman Parkins Prynn (1777-?)NAO14.9.1797 - 24.5.1798Master's Mate Parkins Prynn (1777-?)NAO

23 Crewmen

DatesRatingNameSource
1.7.1793 - 6.1799Quarter Gunner James StantonADM 171/81794Able Seaman John LevittADM 171/81794Able Seaman Christopher Strachey (1778-?)ADM 171/81794Able Seaman James DrewADM 171/81794Able Seaman John RichardsonADM 171/81794Able Seaman Henry CraddockADM 171/81794Able Seaman John PetersonADM 171/81794Able Seaman Thomas PaineADM 171/81794 - 1795Able Seaman Samuel BoultonADM 171/81794Ordinary Seaman James WheelerADM 171/81794Landman Thomas DyerADM 171/81794Landman Walter NancarrowADM 171/81794Landman James McGennissADM 171/81794Landman George BlackADM 171/81794Landman George McGeeADM 171/81794Captain's Servant James HannahADM 171/81794Captain's Servant James LockADM 171/81794Lieutenant's Servant Martin BlakeADM 171/81794Carpenter's Crew John ColepackADM 171/84.7.1794 - 27.7.1794Able Seaman John Pilfold (1769-1834)NAO17953rd Class Boy John ColepackADM 171/82.6.1795 - 1797Captain's Servant Lucius Curtis (1786-?)NBD184912.8.1795 - 6.17971st Class Volunteer Edward BurtNBD1849

1 Marine

DatesRankNameSource
1794Private, 2nd Regiment of Foot William ShawADM 171/8

Service History

DateEventSource
5.1790Commissioned for the Spanish Armament and paid off later in the yearBWAS-1793
28.12.1790Paid offADM 51
2.1793RecommissionedBWAS-1793
1.6.1794Glorious 1st of June
1.5.1795Two men were killed and one wounded by shot fired when the Boyne (98) burnt and exploded in Portsmouth harbour.
23.6.1795Action of Ile Groix
28.1.1799

Sailed from Portsmouth

TNC
17.3.1800Burnt off Livorno by accident, about 690 people diedBWAS-1714

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Alllan van de Graafff on Saturday 21st of May 2016 17:18

I have a copy of a journaal from 1729 of it,
the Starrenburgh, captain; Cornelis van de Graaff.
I looking for a drawing of the Starrenburgh.

Posted by Robert Boon on Friday 20th of May 2016 20:41

The Naval Chronicle Vol III (January to July 1800) in an article 'Loss of the Queen Charlotte'[pages 299 - 302] gives a list of the officers and ship's company that survived the loss of the ship

Available as an e-book on Google books

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