Queen Charlotte (1799 ship)

For other ships with the same name, see Queen Charlotte (ship).

History
Great Britain
Name	Queen Charlotte
Acquired	1799 by purchase of a prize
Fate	Burnt
General characteristics
Tons burthen	450, [1] or 451 (bm)
Armament	1793: 10 × 6-pounder guns 1799: 22 × 6&9&12-pounder guns 1800: 22 × 6&9&12-pounder guns 1800: 16 × 12-pounder + 4 × 9-pounder + 2 × 6-pounder guns 1801: 22 × 6&9&12-pounder guns

Queen Charlotte was a French prize that first appeared in British on-line records in 1799. She was a West Indiaman. She was burnt in 1805.

Career

Queen Charlotte first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1799. ^[2]

Year	Master	Owner	Trade	Source & notes
1799	J.Pollock	Butler	London–Jamaica	LR
1800	J.Pollock W.Dalton	F.Baring	London–Jamaica	LR; almost rebuilt 1799 [3]
1801	W.Dalton P.Clark	F.Baring	London–Surinam	LR; almost rebuilt 1799
1805	P.Clark	F.Baring	London–Suriname	LR; almost rebuilt 1799

• Captain John Pollock acquired a letter of marque on 24 August 1799.
• Captain William Dalton acquired a letter of marque on 17 September 1800.
• Captain Peter Clark acquired a letter of marque on 5 May 1805.

In March 1805 Queen Charlotte was reported off "Scicily" (Isles of Scilly). She was returning from Suriname. ^[4] She was leaky and her cargo had been damaged. ^[5]

Fate

Queen Charlotte was burnt off Dungeness on 2 April 1805. ^[6]

Citations

1. "Letter of Marque, p.83 - accessed 25 July 2017" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
2. LR (1799), Seq.№Q15.
3. LR (1800), Seq.№Q11.
4. "LONDON, SATURDAY, MARCH 30". Morning Post (London, England), Saturday, 30 March 1805; Issue 11383.
5. "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 4203. 29 March 1805. hdl:2027/uc1.c2735022.
6. "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 4204. 2 April 1805. hdl:2027/uc1.c2735022.