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Royal Navy EnsignGreat Britain
Name Royal Charles
Ordered 26 April 1671
Builder Anthony Deane and Daniel Furzer, Portsmouth Dockyard
Launched March 1673
Commissioned February 1673
Renamed
  • Queen, 27 January 1693
  • Royal George, 9 September 1715
  • Royal Anne, 1756
Fate Broken up, 1767
General characteristics as built
Class and type 100-gun first-rate ship of the line
Tons burthen 1443 (bm)
Length 136 ft (41 m) (keel)
Beam 44 ft 8 in (13.61 m)
Depth of hold 18 ft 3 in (5.56 m)
Propulsion Sails
Sail plan Full-rigged ship
Armament 100 guns of various weights of shot
General characteristics after 1693 rebuild
Class and type 100-gun first-rate ship of the line
Tons burthen 1657 9294 (bm)
Length 170 ft 6 in (51.97 m) (gundeck)
Beam 47 ft 7 in (14.50 m)
Depth of hold 18 ft (5.5 m)
Propulsion Sails
Sail plan Full-rigged ship
Armament 100 guns of various weights of shot
General characteristics after 1715 rebuild
Class and type 100-gun first-rate ship of the line
Tons burthen 1800 8494 (bm)
Length 171 ft 9 in (52.35 m) (gundeck)
Beam 49 ft 3 in (15.01 m)
Depth of hold 19 ft 6 in (5.94 m)
Propulsion Sails
Sail plan Full-rigged ship
Armament 100 guns of various weights of shot

HMS Royal Charles was a 100-gun first-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, designed and built by Sir Anthony Deane at Portsmouth Dockyard, where she was launched and completed by his successor as Master Shipwright, Daniel Furzer, in March 1673. She was one of only three Royal Navy ships to be equipped with the Rupertinoe naval gun.

She was Prince Rupert of the Rhine's flagship at the battles of Schooneveld; two naval battles of the Franco-Dutch War, fought off the coast of the Netherlands on 7 June and 14 June 1673 against the fleet of the United Provinces, commanded by Michiel de Ruyter.

She was rebuilt at Woolwich Dockyard between 1691 and 1693, and renamed HMS Queen on 27 January 1693. The Queen became the flagship of Sir George Rooke and was captained by James Wishart. She was rebuilt for a second time at Woolwich, relaunching on 20 September 1715, and renamed once more, this time as HMS Royal George.

The much-rebuilt Royal George was renamed HMS Royal Anne in 1756, and was broken up in 1767.

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