English ship Charles (1632)

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.[1]

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

History
England
Name:
  • Charles (1632-49)
  • Liberty (1649-50)
Builder: Peter Pett, Woolwich
Launched: 1632
Fate: Wrecked, 1650
General characteristics [1]
Class and type: 44-gun second rank ship of the line
Tons burthen: 810
Length: 105 ft (32 m) (keel)
Beam: 33 ft 7 in (10.24 m)
Depth of hold: 16 ft 3 in (4.95 m)
Sail plan: Full-rigged ship
Armament: 44 guns of various weights of shot

Charles was renamed Liberty in 1649. She ran aground and was wrecked off Harwich, Essex in October 1650.[2]

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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