HMS_Maidstone_(1744) Knowpia

	Maidstone
History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Maidstone
Ordered	16 May 1743
Builder	Wells, Rotherhithe
Launched	12 October 1744
Fate	Wrecked, 1747
General characteristics
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;

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]

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

Notes edit

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.

History
Maidstone
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