HMS Medway (1742)

HMS Medway was a 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built to the 1733 proposals of the 1719 Establishment at Rotherhithe, and launched on 26 May 1742.[1]

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

Medway
History
Royal Navy EnsignGreat Britain
NameHMS Medway
Ordered5 December 1740
BuilderBird, Rotherhithe
Launched26 May 1742
FateScuttled, 1748
General characteristics [1]
Class and type1733 proposals 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen1080
Length144 ft (43.9 m) (gundeck)
Beam41 ft 5 in (12.6 m)
Depth of hold16 ft 11 in (5.2 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • 60 guns:
  • Gundeck: 24 × 24 pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 26 × 9 pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 8 × 6 pdrs
  • Forecastle: 2 × 6 pdrs

Medway was scuttled in 1748.[1]

Notes
  1. Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p171.

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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