HMS Queen Charlotte (1790)

HMS Queen Charlotte was a 100-gun first-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 15 April 1790 at Chatham. She was built to the draught of Royal George designed by Sir Edward Hunt, though with a modified armament.

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Queen Charlotte.

Lord Howe's action, or the Glorious First of June by Philippe-Jacques de Loutherbourg, painted 1795, shows the two flagships engaged on 1 June 1794. Queen Charlotte is to the left and Montagne to the right.
History
Great Britain
NameHMS Queen Charlotte
NamesakeCharlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Ordered12 December 1782
BuilderChatham Dockyard
Laid down1 September 1785
Launched15 April 1790
Completed7 July 1790
FateBurned and exploded 17 March 1800
General characteristics
Class and type100-gun first-rate ship of the line
Tons burthen2,286
Length190 ft (58 m) (gundeck)
Beam52 ft 5.5 in (15.989 m)
Depth of hold22 ft 4 in (6.81 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • 100 guns:
  • Gundeck: 30 × 32-pounder guns
  • Middle gundeck: 28 × 24-pounder guns
  • Upper gundeck: 30 × 18-pounder guns
  • QD: 10 × 12-pounder guns
  • Fc: 2 × 12-pounder guns
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