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HMS Maidstone (1744)

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Ship of the line of the Royal Navy For other ships with the same name, see HMS Maidstone.

Maidstone
History
Royal Navy EnsignGreat Britain
NameHMS Maidstone
Ordered16 May 1743
BuilderWells, Rotherhithe
Launched12 October 1744
FateWrecked, 1747
General characteristics
Class and type1741 proposals 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen979
Length140 ft (42.7 m) (gundeck)
Beam40 ft (12.2 m)
Depth of hold17 ft 2+1⁄2 in (5.2 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • 50 guns:
  • Gundeck: 22 × 24 pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 22 × 12 pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 4 × 6 pdrs
  • Forecastle: 2 × 6 pdrs
A nocturlabe from HMS Maidstone

HMS Maidstone was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Rotherhithe to the dimensions laid down in the 1741 proposals of the 1719 Establishment, and launched on 12 October 1744.

Maidstone had a short life, being wrecked in 1747.

Notes

  1. ^ Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 172.

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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