HMS Medway (1693)
HMS Medway was a 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched at Sheerness Dockyard on 20 September 1693.
Medway plan of the 1718 rebuild | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Great Britain | |
| Name | HMS Medway |
| Builder | Furzer, Sheerness Dockyard |
| Launched | 20 September 1693 |
| Fate | Broken up, 1749 |
| General characteristics as built | |
| Class and type | 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 914 bm |
| Length | 145 ft 3 in (44.3 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 38 ft (11.6 m) |
| Depth of hold | 15 ft 7 in (4.7 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament | 60 guns of various weights of shot |
| General characteristics after 1718 rebuild | |
| Class and type | 1706 Establishment 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 914 bm |
| Length | 144 ft (43.9 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 38 ft (11.6 m) |
| Depth of hold | 15 ft 8 in (4.8 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
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Medway, together with Chatham and Triton, captured the French Auguste on 19 August 1705.
She was rebuilt according to the 1706 Establishment at Deptford Dockyard, and relaunched on 1 August 1718. Medway was hulked in 1740.
She was eventually broken up in 1749.
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