several ships of the british royal navy have been named hms charlestown * hms charlestown, was the uss boston, which the british captured on 12 may 1780. charlestown struck to the french frigates astrÃ©e and hermione off Ãle royale at the action of 21 july 1781, but they were unable to take possession of her.demerliac (1996), p.147, #1240. she remained in the royal navy until sold in 1783. * hms charlestown, 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 franÃ§ais de 1774 Ã 1792. (nice: Ãditions omega). isbn 2-906381-23-3   
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