HMS Charles Galley (1676)
The Charles Galley in a painting by Willem van de Velde the Younger; late 17th century. | |
History | |
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Great Britain | |
Name | HMS Charles Galley |
Builder | Woolwich Dockyard |
Launched | 1676 |
Renamed | HMS Torrington in July 1727 |
Reclassified | Hulked in 1740 |
Fate | Sold on 12 July 1744 |
General characteristics as built | |
Class and type | 32-gun fifth rate |
Tons burthen | 546 bm |
Length | 131 ft (39.9 m) (overall) |
Beam | 28 ft 6 in (8.7 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Armament |
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General characteristics after 1693 rebuild | |
Tons burthen | 548 bm |
General characteristics after 1710 rebuild | |
Tons burthen | 537 bm |
General characteristics after 1729 rebuild | |
Tons burthen | 594 bm |
HMS Charles Galley was a 32–gun fifth rate of the Royal Navy built at Woolwich Dockyard and launched in 1676.[1][2] She was rebuilt in 1693, and again at Deptford Dockyard in 1710. She was renamed HMS Torrington after a third rebuild in 1729, and was hulked in 1740. She was finally sold on 12 July 1744.
Notes
[edit]- ^ "HMS Charles Galley 1676". Prints and Drawings of the Charles Galley. National Maritime Museum. Archived from the original on 9 June 2011. Retrieved 13 June 2009.
- ^ Wright, Christopher (1992). The world's master paintings: from the early Renaissance to the present day. Routledge. p. 376. ISBN 0-415-02240-1.
References
[edit]- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
External links
[edit]- Media related to HMS Charles Galley (ship, 1676) at Wikimedia Commons