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.

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

Medway
History
Great Britain
NameHMS Medway
Ordered5 December 1740
BuilderBird, Rotherhithe
Launched26 May 1742
FateScuttled, 1748
General characteristics
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.

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