Royal Charlotte (1774 ship)

For other ships with the same name, see Royal Charlotte (ship) and Royal Charlotte (East Indiaman).
History
Great Britain
NameRoyal Charlotte
NamesakeCharlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Owner
  • 1774:Greenway and Co.[1]
  • 1796:Higgins
BuilderBombay Dockyard[2]
Launched1774
FateDestroyed by explosion 11 October 1797
General characteristics
Tons burthen675,[3] or 677[4][1] bm)
Complement56[4]
Armament14 × 6-pounder guns[4][3]

Royal Charlotte was launched by Bombay Dockyard in 1774 as a country ship (British ships sailing between India and China). She made one voyage for the British East India Company in 1796 when she sailed from Calcutta to Britain. There she took on British registry. She sailed back to Calcutta where a lightning bolt ignited her magazine, destroying her in 1797.

  1. ^ a b Hackman (2001), p. 242.
  2. ^ Wadia (1986), p. 332.
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