HMS Medway (1755)
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 United Kingdom
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| Name: | HMS Medway |
| Ordered: | 24 April 1751 |
| Builder: | Deptford Dockyard |
| Launched: | 14 February 1755 |
| Fate: | Broken up, 1811 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | 1745 Establishment 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1204 |
| Length: | 150 ft (45.7 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 42 ft 8 in (13.0 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 18 ft 6 in (5.6 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 at Deptford Dockyard to the draught specified by the 1745 Establishment, and launched on 14 February 1755.
In 1787 Medway was converted to serve as a receiving ship, and remained in this role until 1811, when she was broken up.
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