HMS Charles Galley was a 32–gun fifth rate of the Royal Navy built at Woolwich Dockyard and launched in 1676.[1][2] She was rebuilt in 1693, and again at Deptford Dockyard in 1710. She was renamed HMS Torrington after a third rebuild in 1729, and was hulked in 1740. She was finally sold on 12 July 1744.
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charles, galley, 1676, other, ships, with, same, name, torrington, charles, galley, fifth, rate, royal, navy, built, woolwich, dockyard, launched, 1676, rebuilt, 1693, again, deptford, dockyard, 1710, renamed, torrington, after, third, rebuild, 1729, hulked, 1. For other ships with the same name see HMS Torrington HMS Charles Galley was a 32 gun fifth rate of the Royal Navy built at Woolwich Dockyard and launched in 1676 1 2 She was rebuilt in 1693 and again at Deptford Dockyard in 1710 She was renamed HMS Torrington after a third rebuild in 1729 and was hulked in 1740 She was finally sold on 12 July 1744 The Charles Galley in a painting by Willem van de Velde the Younger late 17th century HistoryGreat BritainNameHMS Charles GalleyBuilderWoolwich DockyardLaunched1676RenamedHMS Torrington in July 1727ReclassifiedHulked in 1740FateSold on 12 July 1744General characteristics as builtClass and type32 gun fifth rateTons burthen546 bmLength131 ft 39 9 m overall Beam28 ft 6 in 8 7 m PropulsionSailsSail planFull rigged shipArmament28 x 9pdrs 4 x 3pdrsGeneral characteristics after 1693 rebuildTons burthen548 bmGeneral characteristics after 1710 rebuildTons burthen537 bmGeneral characteristics after 1729 rebuildTons burthen594 bmNotes Edit HMS Charles Galley 1676 Prints and Drawings of the Charles Galley National Maritime Museum Archived from the original on 9 June 2011 Retrieved 13 June 2009 Wright Christopher 1992 The world s master paintings from the early Renaissance to the present day Routledge p 376 ISBN 0 415 02240 1 References EditColledge J J Warlow Ben 2006 1969 Ships of the Royal Navy The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy Rev ed London Chatham Publishing ISBN 978 1 86176 281 8 External links Edit Media related to HMS Charles Galley ship 1676 at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title HMS Charles Galley 1676 amp oldid 1071459482, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
