HMS Rochester (1693)
HMS Rochester was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched at Chatham Dockyard in 1693.[1]
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| Name: | HMS Rochester |
| Builder: | Lee, Chatham Dockyard |
| Launched: | 1693 |
| Renamed: | HMS Maidstone, 1716 |
| Fate: | Broken up, 1748 |
| General characteristics as built[1] | |
| Class and type: | 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 607 bm |
| Length: | 125 ft 5 in (38.2 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 32 ft 8 in (10.0 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 13 ft 6 in (4.1 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament: | 50 guns of various weights of shot |
| General characteristics after 1716 rebuild[2] | |
| Class and type: | 1706 Establishment 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 756 bm |
| Length: | 130 ft (39.6 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 35 ft (10.7 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 14 ft (4.3 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament: |
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She was rebuilt to the 1706 Establishment at Deptford Dockyard, and was relaunched on 19 March 1716. In 1744 she was renamed HMS Maidstone, and converted for use as a hospital ship. Maidstone was broken up in 1748.[2]
Notes
- Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p164.
- Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p168.
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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