Could girls work as powder monkeys?

Were children aboard the fleet employed as powder monkeys?

Some young boys were, and girls growing up aboard might also have done that work.

Young boys served as powder monkeys, and the possibility of girls doing the same is raised for children growing up aboard. Families might move ashore while children were still young, although paying for housing was a constraint. Women could also contribute useful work such as repairing sails. Such family groups are described as occasional and more associated with larger ships of the line than with frigates or smaller vessels.