The sailor’s life at sea was brought to an abrupt end when her true identity was revealed in 1815.
William Brown cross-dressed to stowaway on HMS Queen Charlotte At five feet and four inches, William Brown was perhaps on the slightly small side for a sailor. He worked aboard the HMS Queen Charlotte, a towering warship used by the Royal British Navy across Europe. William was said to possess a ‘smart well formed-figure’ and boasted ‘considerable strength and great activity.
’ Brown’s fellow sailors were said to be none the wiser about her true gender, as she would routinely guzzle grog with the ‘greatest gaiety’ alongside the men. Indeed, her years incognito while rising the ranks of the Royal Navy seems a tale fit for a movie, lead some historians to question if it is actually too good to be true. The HMS Charlotte’s official muster list states that a William Brown joined the crew on May 23, 1815 and was discharged weeks – not years – later on June 19.
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