HMS Charlestown
Several ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Charlestown
- HMS Charlestown, was USS Boston (1777), which the British captured on 12 May 1780. Charlestown struck to the French frigates Astrée and Hermione off Île Royale at the action of 21 July 1781, but they were unable to take possession of her.[1] In November 1781, the ship fell in with the privateer Thorn.[2] She remained in the Royal Navy until sold in 1783.
- HMS Charlestown (I21), a Town-class destroyer received from the US Navy in 1940 and decommissioned in 1945.
Citations[edit]
- ^ Demerliac (1996), p.147, #1240.
- ^ "American vessels captured by the British during the revolution and war of 1812". Retrieved 2 December 2019.
References[edit]
- Demerliac, Alain (1996) La Marine De Louis XVI: Nomenclature Des Navires Français De 1774 À 1792. (Nice: Éditions OMEGA). ISBN 2-906381-23-3
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