HMS Medway (1755)

HMS Medway was a 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Deptford Dockyard to the draught specified by the 1745 Establishment, and launched on 14 February 1755.[1]

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Medway.

Medway
History
United Kingdom
Name: HMS Medway
Ordered: 24 April 1751
Builder: Deptford Dockyard
Launched: 14 February 1755
Fate: Broken up, 1811
General characteristics [1]
Class and type: 1745 Establishment 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen: 1204
Length: 150 ft (45.7 m) (gundeck)
Beam: 42 ft 8 in (13.0 m)
Depth of hold: 18 ft 6 in (5.6 m)
Propulsion: Sails
Sail plan: Full-rigged ship
Armament:
  • 60 guns:
  • Gundeck: 24 × 24 pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 26 × 18 pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 8 × 6 pdrs
  • Forecastle: 2 × 6 pdrs

In 1787 Medway was converted to serve as a receiving ship, and remained in this role until 1811, when she was broken up.[1]

Notes
  1. Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p173.

References
  • Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line – Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650–1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.


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