| History | |
|---|---|
 Belgium | |
| Name | Prince Charles |
| Owner | Regie voor Maritiem Transport |
| Builder | Cockerill (Hoboken, Belgium) |
| Launched | 12 April 1930 |
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Prince Charles |
| Commissioned | 21 September 1941 |
| Decommissioned | 1945 |
| Belgium | |
| Name | Prince Charles |
| Owner | Regie voor Maritiem Transport |
| In service | 1945 |
| Out of service | 21 December 1960 |
| Fate | Sold for scrap and broken up at Willebroek |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 3,088 GRT |
| Length | 360 ft (110 m) |
| Propulsion | 6 boilers, 2 shafts, geared steam turbines, producing 15,400 shp (11.5 MW) |
| Speed | 24 kn (44 km/h) |
| Complement |
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| Armament | 2 × 12 pdr AA guns (single), 2 × 2 pdr AA (single), 6 × 20 mm guns (single) |
| Notes | Carried 8 × LCA's/LCS(M)s or LCP(L)s |
HMS Prince Charles was a ship taken up from trade in the Second World War. Built as the Belgian cross-channel ferry Prince Charles, she was requisitioned by the Royal Navy and used as a Landing ship, infantry, before being returned in early 1945.