British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Maidstone' (1744)

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Maidstone
Nominal Guns	50	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	16.5.1743	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	30.5.1743	BWAS-1714
Named	27.9.1744	BWAS-1714
Launched	12.10.1744	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	2.10.1744	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Bronsdon's Yard - Deptford	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	1741 Establishment 50-Gunner (1741)	BWAS-1714
Constructor	Peter BronsdonBritish Ship Builder	BWAS-1714
Category	Fourth Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Wrecked	27.6.1747	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck140' 6"Imperial Feet42.6758
Length of Keel113' 9 ¼"Imperial Feet34.4488
Breadth40' 2 ¾"Imperial Feet12.2111
Depth in Hold17' 2 ½"Imperial Feet5.1943
Burthen979 ³⁶⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

12.10.1744Broadside Weight = 414 Imperial Pound ( 187.749 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck22 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck22 British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1741300Design Complement

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
2.10.1744 - 25.10.1745Captain ADM 6/16/367BWAS-171426.10.1745 - 27.6.1747Captain ADM 6/17/13BWAS-1714

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
6.10.1744 - 14.8.1746Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms Transfered ADM 6/16/370ADM 6/167.11.1744 - 27.6.1747First Lieutenant ADM 6/16/381ADM 6/16

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
6.11.1744 - 20.11.1745Midshipman ADM 107/4/67ADM 107/4

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
21.11.1745 - 6.6.1746Able Seaman ADM 107/4/67ADM 107/4

Service History

DateEventSource
16.5.1743

Originally ordered as Rochester

BWAS-1714
12.10.1744Completed at Deptford - London at a cost of £13310.0.0dBWAS-1714
12.10.1744Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
10.12.1744Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £6158.10.7dBWAS-1714
1745In the Bay of BiscayBWAS-1714
16.6.1747

Wrecked off Ile de Noirmountier, near Belle Isle

BWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 107/4 Archive

ADM 6/16 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

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