HMS Medway (1812)

Medway
History
Royal Navy EnsignUnited Kingdom
NameHMS Medway
Ordered19 August 1807
BuilderPitcher, Northfleet
Laid downDecember 1808
Launched19 November 1812
FateSold, 1865
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeVengeur-class ship of the line
Tons burthen1768 bm
Length176 ft (54 m) (gundeck)
Beam47 ft 6 in (14.48 m)
Depth of hold21 ft (6.4 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • Gundeck: 28 × 32-pounder guns
  • Upper gundeck: 28 × 18-pounder guns
  • QD: 4 × 12-pounder guns + 10 × 32-pounder carronades
  • Fc: 2 × 12-pounder guns + 2 × 32-pounder carronades
  • Poop deck: 6 × 18-pounder carronades

HMS Medway was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 19 November 1812 at Northfleet.[1]

  1. ^ a b Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p189.