Several ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Charlestown HMS Charlestown, was , which the British captured on 12 May 1780. Charlestown struck to the French frigates Astrée and off Île Royale at the action of 21 July 1781, but they were unable to take possession of her. In November 1781, the ship fell in with the privateer Thorn. She remained in the Royal Navy until sold in 1783. , a Town-class destroyer received from the US Navy in 1940 and decommissioned in 1945. Citations References Demerliac, Alain (1996) La Marine De Louis XVI: Nomenclature Des Navires Français De 1774 À 1792. (Nice: Éditions OMEGA). Royal Navy ship names