British Privateer 'Charlotte' (1778)

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Charlotte
Nominal Guns	7	ref:1846
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Private Owners
First Mentioned	26.8.1778	ref:1846
Home Port	Bristol - England	ref:1846
Shipyard	Unknown	ref:1846
Category	Privateer	ref:1846
Ship Type	Unknown
Last known	19.5.1780	ref:1846

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:1846
Burthen180Ton

Armament

26.8.1778Broadside Weight = 1.75 Imperial Pound ( 0.7938 kg)ref:1846
Location Unknown7 British 1/2-Pound Swivel
Gun Deck7 Carriage Guns

19.5.1780Broadside Weight = 1 Imperial Pound ( 0.4536 kg)ref:1846
Location Unknown4 British 1/2-Pound Swivel
Gun Deck17 Carriage Guns

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
26.8.177815 ref:1846
19.5.178080 ref:1846

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
26.8.1778 - bef.22.7.1779Captainref:184619.5.1780 - 1780Captainref:1846

Service History

DateEventSource
26.8.1778Issued with a Letter of Marqueref:1846
19.5.1780Issued with a Letter of Marqueref:1846

Notes on Ship

shipref:1846

1778/08/26 listed as 2 masts, 180 tons

1780/05/19 listed as 250 tons

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ref:1846J W Damer Powell, Book

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