Royal Charles

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Royal Charles was an English Royal Navy ship of the line, best known for being dramatically captured by the Dutch during the Raid on the Medway in 1667.

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Royal Charles canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English warship
ship of the line
allegiance Commonwealth of England
Kingdom of England
armament 80 guns
82 guns
builder Woolwich Dockyard
capturedAt Medway
capturedBy Dutch Republic
capturedDuring Raid on the Medway
capturedFrom Kingdom of England
commissioned 1655
conflict Anglo-Dutch Wars
country Kingdom of England
dateOfCapture June 1667
decommissioned after capture by the Dutch
displacementType first-rate ship of the line
era Age of Sail
fate captured and later broken up
flagshipInBattle Battle of Lowestoft
flagshipOf Duke of York (future James II)
hasPart carved royal coat of arms on stern
historicalPeriod 17th century
launchDate 1655
material wood
namedAfter Charles II of England
notableFor dramatic capture by the Dutch in 1667
numberOfDecks three
operator English Royal Navy
linked to: English navy
originalName Naseby
linked to: Battle of Naseby
placeOfConstruction Woolwich Dockyard
prizeTakenTo Netherlands
propulsion sail
rate first rate
renamedAs Royal Charles
scrappedIn 1670s
serviceBranch Royal Navy
sternDecorationPreservedAt Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
linked to: Rijksmuseum
symbolOf Dutch naval victory over England
tonnageClass first-rate man-of-war
tookPartIn Battle of Lowestoft
Four Days' Battle
Second Anglo-Dutch War
St James's Day Battle
usedAs flagship

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HMS Royal Charles renamedTo Royal Charles
Royal Charles renamedAs Royal Charles