Hired armed schooner Princess Charlotte
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There may have been two or possibly three hired armed schooners Princess Charlotte that the Royal Navy took under contract during the Napoleonic Wars.
The first schooner Princess Charlotte served from 7 July 1804 to 1805. She was of 95 64⁄94 tons burthen (bm), and carried eight 12-pounder carronades.[1] Her owner was Henshaw Latham and she had a crew of 30 men.[2]
On 18 December 1804, Captain Husband and Princess Charlotte towed the English brig, Golden Grove, G. Pearce, master, into Cowes. Golden Grove had been sailing from Tortola to London when a gale on the 13th tore away all her sails and sprang her top mast. When rescued, Golden Grove had only Pearce and two men to keep the deck.[3] (Lloyd's List reported that a sloop of war had towed Golden Grove, Peace, master, sailing from Demerara to London, into Yarmouth, Isle of Wight.[4])