HMS Maidstone (1744)

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.[1]

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

History
Great Britain
Name: HMS Maidstone
Ordered: 16 May 1743
Builder: Wells, Rotherhithe
Launched: 12 October 1744
Fate: Wrecked, 1747
General characteristics [1]
Class and type: 1741 proposals 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen: 979
Length: 140 ft (42.7 m) (gundeck)
Beam: 40 ft (12.2 m)
Depth of hold: 17 ft 2 1⁄2 in (5.2 m)
Propulsion: Sails
Sail plan: Full-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

Maidstone had a short life, being wrecked in 1747.[1]

Notes
  1. Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p172.

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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