&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Dreadnought_(1742);_Medway_(1742)_RMG_J4056.jpg) Medway
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| History | |
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| Name | HMS Medway |
| Ordered | 5 December 1740 |
| Builder | Bird, Rotherhithe |
| Launched | 26 May 1742 |
| Fate | Scuttled, 1748 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type | 1733 proposals 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 1080 |
| Length | 144 ft (43.9 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 41 ft 5 in (12.6 m) |
| Depth of hold | 16 ft 11 in (5.2 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
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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.[1]
Medway was scuttled in 1748.[1]