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Name | HMS Rochester |
Builder | Lee, Chatham Dockyard |
Launched | 1693 |
Renamed | HMS Maidstone, 1716 |
Fate | Broken up, 1748 |
General characteristics as built[1] | |
Class and type | 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 607 bm |
Length | 125 ft 5 in (38.2 m) (gundeck) |
Beam | 32 ft 8 in (10.0 m) |
Depth of hold | 13 ft 6 in (4.1 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Armament | 50 guns of various weights of shot |
General characteristics after 1716 rebuild[2] | |
Class and type | 1706 Establishment 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 756 bm |
Length | 130 ft (39.6 m) (gundeck) |
Beam | 35 ft (10.7 m) |
Depth of hold | 14 ft (4.3 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Armament |
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HMS Rochester was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched at Chatham Dockyard in 1693.[1]
She was rebuilt to the 1706 Establishment at Deptford Dockyard, and was relaunched on 19 March 1716. In 1744 she was renamed HMS Maidstone, and converted for use as a hospital ship. Maidstone was broken up in 1748.[2]
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line – Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.