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Rh during the eighteenth century was the ship Royal Charlotte, built at Deptford in 1749 by J. Holland; length on gun-deck, 90 feet; keel, 72 feet 2½ inches; breadth, 24 feet 7 inches; depth 11 feet; 232 tons. She carried 10 guns and a crew of 70 men. A portrait is here given of this yacht, from a drawing by Pocock, engraved by Nesbit. In 1761 Queen Charlotte crossed from Cuxhaven to Harwich on board of her, accompanied by the royal yachts Mary, Catherine, and Fubbs.

Two pictures of this expedition were executed by Thomas Allen, and were engraved by Canot, showing the departure of the fleet from Harwich under command of Lord Anson, the embarkation at Cuxhaven, and in a gale during the passage to England. Her Majesty went aboard the Royal Charlotte at Cuxhaven, August 26, 1761. "The moment she entered her cabin she saluted the officers who crowded the decks in order to have the pleasure of seeing her, and who were charmed with her condescending and affable behavior. The fleet put to sea on August 28th; and after encountering three successive storms, often being in sight of