HMS Queen Charlotte

Four ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Queen Charlotte after Charlotte, queen consort of King George III of the United Kingdom.

• The first Queen Charlotte was a first rate of 100 guns, built at Chatham and launched in 1790. She took part in several actions against the French navy, and flew the flag of Admiral Alexander Hood, 1st Viscount Bridport, during the Battle of Groix. She caught fire and sank on 17 March 1800.

• The second Queen Charlotte was a 104-gun first rate, launched in 1810, led the Bombardment of Algiers on 27 August 1816, was renamed Excellent in 1859 and sold in 1892.

• The third Queen Charlotte was a 16-gun sloop purchased in 1812 as the brig Adams and captured by the United States on 19 October 1813 following the Battle of Lake Erie. She was based at the Provincial Marine base at Amherstburg, Ontario.

• The fourth Queen Charlotte was originally the 98-gun second rate Boyne, renamed in 1859 and sold in 1861.