HMS Medway (1755) - 60-gun ship 4 rank of the Royal Navy . Ordered on April 24, 1751, according to the Instruction of 1745 . Launched February 14, 1755 at the Royal Shipyard in Deptford . [2] The second ship, named after the River Medway .
| HMS Medway | |
|---|---|
| HMS Medway | |
| Service | |
 Great Britain | |
| Ship class and type | battleship 3 rank 60 guns The Code of 1745 |
| Type of sailing equipment | three-mast ship |
| Organization |  Royal Navy |
| Manufacturer | royal shipyard, Deptford |
| Launched | February 14, 1755 |
| Removed from the fleet | disassembled, 1811 |
| Main characteristics | |
| Displacement | 1204 tons ( approx. ) [1] |
| Gondek length | 150 feet (45.7 m ) |
| Mid- width width | 42 ft 8 in (13.0 m) |
| Depth of intrum | 18 ft 8 in (5.6 m) |
| Engines | Sail |
| Armament | |
| Total number of guns | 60 |
| Guns on the gandek | 24 × 24- pounder guns |
| Operdeck guns | 26 × 18-fn guns |
| Guns on shkantsah | 8 × 6-fn guns |
| Tank guns | 2 × 6-fn guns |
Service
Participated in the American Revolutionary War .
1779 - Captain William Affleck ( eng. William Affleck ); was at grenada .
1788 - turned into a floating barracks .
1802 - renamed to HMS Arundel . [3]
Dismantled in July 1811 . [2]
Notes
- ↑ B. Lavery. The Ship of the Line - Volume 1. - P. 181.
- ↑ 1 2 B. Lavery. The Ship of the Line - Volume 1. - P. 173.
- Ips Ships of the Old Navy - Medway (1755)