History
Great Britain
NameQueen Charlotte
Acquired1799 by purchase of a prize
FateBurnt
General characteristics
Tons burthen450,[1] or 451 (bm)
Armament
  • 1793: 10 × 6-pounder guns
  • 1799: 22 × 6&9&12-pounder guns
  • 1800: 22 × 6&9&12-pounder guns
  • 1800: 16 × 12-pounder + 4 × 9-pounder + 2 × 6-pounder guns
  • 1801: 22 × 6&9&12-pounder guns

Queen Charlotte was a French prize that first appeared in British on-line records in 1799. She was a West Indiaman. She was burnt in 1805.

Career

Queen Charlotte first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1799.[2]

Year Master Owner Trade Source & notes
1799 J.Pollock Butler London–Jamaica LR
1800 J.Pollock
W.Dalton		 F.Baring London–Jamaica LR; almost rebuilt 1799[3]
1801 W.Dalton
P.Clark		 F.Baring London–Surinam LR; almost rebuilt 1799
1805 P.Clark F.Baring London–Suriname LR; almost rebuilt 1799
  • Captain John Pollock acquired a letter of marque on 24 August 1799.
  • Captain William Dalton acquired a letter of marque on 17 September 1800.
  • Captain Peter Clark acquired a letter of marque on 5 May 1805.

In March 1805 Queen Charlotte was reported off "Scicily" (Isles of Scilly). She was returning from Suriname.[4] She was leaky and her cargo had been damaged.[5]

Fate

Queen Charlotte was burnt off Dungeness on 2 April 1805.[6]

Citations

  1. ↑ "Letter of Marque, p.83 - accessed 25 July 2017" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  2. ↑ LR (1799), Seq.№Q15.
  3. ↑ LR (1800), Seq.№Q11.
  4. ↑ "LONDON, SATURDAY, MARCH 30". Morning Post (London, England), Saturday, 30 March 1805; Issue 11383.
  5. ↑ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 4203. 29 March 1805. hdl:2027/uc1.c2735022.
  6. ↑ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 4204. 2 April 1805. hdl:2027/uc1.c2735022.
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