HMS Maidstone (1744)
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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]
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Maidstone | |
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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 |
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Maidstone had a short life, being wrecked in 1747.[1]