Charles (1811 ship)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Charles and Charles (ship).

History
United Kingdom
NameCharles
Launched1804, Fowey
FateLast listed in 1825
General characteristics [1]
Tons burthen11853⁄94, or 119 (bm)
Armament
  • Armed schooner: 10 × 12-pounder carronades
  • Mercantile: 4 × 4-pounder guns

Charles was a schooner launched in 1804, possibly under another name. Between 1811 and 1814 she served as HM hired armed schooner Charles. She then returned to mercantile service. She initially traded with the Continent and Newfoundland, but for the remainder of her career she sailed between Bristol and Palermo. She was last listed in 1825.

Career

The Royal Navy employed the hired armed schooner on contract between 23 October 1811 and 4 May 1814.[1]

In December 1811, Lieutenant John Little was appointed captain of Charles, for service on the Downs station. Charles recaptured two merchant vessels, and witnessed the capture of two French privateers.[2]

One of the recaptured vessels was Nancy, Morrison, master, which Charles recaptured on 8 October 1813.[3]

In December 1813, Charles was attached to the fleet under Admiral Young, anchored off Walcheren. In the following spring she carried to France part of the suite of Louis XVIII. On Little's return from this mission, he was appointed to the schooner HMS Whiting.[2]

After the end of her contract with the Navy, Charles returned to mercantile service. She first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1814.[4]

Year Master Owner Trade Source & notes
1814 T.Atherdeen T.Lloyd London–Rotterdam LR; raised 1814
1815 T.Atherdeen
Ambier 		T.Lloyd London–Rotterdam LR; raised 1814
1818 R.Burton Bickley Bristol–Newfoundland
Bristol–Palermo 		LR; raised 1814, good repair 1815, & repairs 1818
1820 R.Burton C.Harvey Bristol–Palermo LR; raised 1814, good repair 1815, & small repair 1818

Charles was last listed in 1825 with data unchanged since 1820.

Citations

  1. ^ a b Winfield (2008), p. 395.
  2. ^ a b Marshall (1835), p. 74.
  3. ^ "No. 16859". The London Gazette. 15 February 1814. p. 372.
  4. ^ LR (1814), Supple. pages "C", Seq.No.C149.

References

  • Marshall, John (1835). "Little, John" . Royal Naval Biography. Vol. 4, part 2. London: Longman and company. p. 68–76.
  • Winfield, Rif (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793–1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-246-7.