English ship Charles (1632)

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

History
Royal Navy EnsignEngland
Name
  • Charles (1632-49)
  • Liberty (1649-50)
BuilderPeter Pett, Woolwich
Launched1632
FateWrecked, 1650
General characteristics [1]
Class and type44-gun second rank ship of the line
Tons burthen810
Length105 ft (32 m) (keel)
Beam33 ft 7 in (10.24 m)
Depth of hold16 ft 3 in (4.95 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament44 guns of various weights of shot

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]

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

Notes

  1. ^ a b 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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