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Four ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Queen Charlotte after Charlotte, queen consort of King George III of the United Kingdom. The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore known as the Senior Service) Queen Charlotte, (née Duchess Sophia Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz; 19 May 1744 – 17 November 1818) was the George III (George William Frederick 4 June 1738 George III's long reign was marked by a series of military conflicts involving his kingdom much of the rest of Europe and places

The first HMS Queen Charlotte was a first-rate ship of the line of 100 guns, built at Chatham and launched in 1790. First-rate was the designation used by the Royal Navy for its largest ships of the line, those mounting 100 guns or more on three gundecks A ship-of-the-line was a type of naval warship constructed from the 17th century through the mid-19th century to take part in the the naval tactic known as the Line of battle Chatham Dockyard, located on the River Medway and of which two-thirds is in Gillingham and one third in Chatham, Kent, England Year 1790 ( MDCCXC) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year She took part in several actions against the French navy, and flew the flag of Admiral Alexander Hood, 1st Viscount Bridport, during the Battle of Groix. Admiral Alexander Hood 1st Viscount Bridport, KB ( December 2, 1726 &ndash May 2, 1814) was an officer of the British The Second Battle of Groix was a naval engagement that took place on 23 June 1795 during the French Revolutionary War off the west coast of France She caught fire and sank on March 17, 1800. Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger Year -of the Julian calendar. The Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar until Friday, but 12 days ahead since Saturday.

The second HMS Queen Charlotte was a 104-gun first-rate, launched in 1810, led the Bombardment of Algiers on 27 August 1816, was renamed Excellent in 1859 and sold in 1892. First-rate was the designation used by the Royal Navy for its largest ships of the line, those mounting 100 guns or more on three gundecks The Bombardment of Algiers ( August 27 1816) was an attempt by Britain to end the slavery practices of the Dey of Algiers. Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan Year 1816 ( MDCCCXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year

The third HMS Queen Charlotte was a 16-gun sloop purchased in 1812 as the brig Adams and captured by the United States on October 19, 1813 following the Battle of Lake Erie. In the 18th and the earlier part of the 19th centuries a sloop-of-war was a small sailing Warship (also known as one of the Escort types with a single gun deck In nautical terms, a brig is a vessel with two square-rigged masts Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal. Year 1813 ( MDCCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Battle of Lake Erie, sometimes referred to as the Battle of Put-in-Bay, was fought on September 10, 1813 in Lake Erie off the coast It was based at the Provincial Marine base at Amherstburg, Ontario. Provincial Marine was a Coastal protection service in charge of the waters in the Great Lakes, the St Amherstburg (2006 population 21748 UA population 13410 is a Town near the mouth of the Detroit River in Essex County

The fourth Queen Charlotte was originally the 98-gun second-rate Boyne, renamed in 1859 and sold in 1861. In the British Royal Navy, a Second-rate was a Ship of the line mounting 90 to 98 guns on three gun decks

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Colledge, J. J. and Warlow, Ben (2006). James Joseph Colledge (born 1908 was a noted naval Historian, author of Ships of the Royal Navy, the standard work on the fighting ships of the British Ships of the Royal Navy: the complete record of all fighting ships of the Royal Navy, Rev. For a list of ships of the Royal Navy, see List of Royal Navy ships. ed. , London: Chatham. ISBN 9781861762818. OCLC 67375475. The OCLC Online Computer Library Center is according to its website a "nonprofit membership computer library service and research organization dedicated to the public purpose

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