HMS Charlotte

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Several vessels have served the Royal Navy under the name Charlotte.

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The Royal Navy employed several hired armed cutters named Charlotte.

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  1. ↑ Colledge (1969), p.116
  2. ↑ Colledge (1969), p.117
  3. ↑ Hepper (1994), p. 85.
  4. ↑ Hepper (1994), p.88.
  5. ↑ Hepper (1994), p.98.
  6. ↑ Colledge (1970), p.75
  7. ↑ "Charlotte". Shipping And Shipbuilding. Shipping and Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 28 December 2023.

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