Princess Charlotte-class ship of the line

The Princess Charlotte-class ships of the line were a class of two 104-gun first rates of the Royal Navy. They were built to an enlarged version of the lines of Sir Thomas Slade's Victory.

HMS Princess Charlotte
Class overview
Name	Princess Charlotte
Operators	Royal Navy
In service	14 September 1825 - 1905
Completed	2
General characteristics
Type	Ship of the line
Length	197 ft 7 in (60.22 m) (gundeck) 163 ft 4 in (49.78 m) (keel)
Beam	52 ft 10 in (16.10 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Armament	104 guns: Gundeck: 28 × 32 pdrs, 2 × 68 pdr carronades Middle gundeck: 32 × 32 pdrs Upper gundeck: 32 × 24 pdrs Quarterdeck: 2 × 18 pdrs, 12 × 32 pdr carronades Forecastle: 2 × 18 pdrs, 2 × 32 pdr carronades
Notes	Ships in class include: Princess Charlotte, Royal Adelaide

Ships

• HMS Princess Charlotte

Builder: Portsmouth Dockyard

Ordered: 19 June 1813

Launched: 14 September 1825

Fate: Sold, 1875

• HMS Royal Adelaide

Builder: Plymouth Dockyard

Ordered: 6 January 1812

Launched: 28 July 1828

Fate: Sold, 1905

References

• Lavery, Brian (1983) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.