British Sixth Rate ship 'Medway Prize' (1744)

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Medway Prize
Nominal Guns	30
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Merchant east indiaman 'Le Favori' (1743) (40) 1743-1744 French 40 Gun Merchant East Indiaman
Captured	24.11.1744
Shipyard	Lorient - Brittany	NNF-1715
Ship Class	Saint Louis Class (1742)	NNF-1715
Category	Sixth Rate
Ship Type	Ship
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Sold	13.2.1749/50

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck127' 7"Imperial Feet38.7162
Length of Keel109' 0"Imperial Feet33.2232
Breadth35' 10"Imperial Feet10.668
Depth in Hold17' 0"Imperial Feet5.1816
Burthen744 ¹⁰⁄₉₄Imperial Feet0.0027

Armament

2.1745Broadside Weight = 120 Imperial Pound ( 54.42 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck24 British 9-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 4-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 4-Pounder

5 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
26.2.1744/45 - 5.4.1747Captain ADM 6/17/493
Issued by , East Indies - Asia
Confirmed 29.8.1749BWAS-17145.4.1747 - 5.7.1748Captain Transfered ADM 6/17/487
Issued by , East Indies - Asia
Confirmed 17.8.1749BWAS-17145.7.1748 - 28.7.1749Captain Transfered ADM 6/17/488
Issued by , East Indies - Asia
Confirmed 17.8.1749ADM 6/1718.7.1749 - 27.7.1749Commander ADM/L/M/151ADM/L28.7.1749 - 25.8.1749Captain ADM 6/17/499
Issued by , East Indies - Asia
Confirmed 11.10.1749ADM 6/17

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
17.1.1748/49 - 25.8.1749Second Lieutenant ADM 6/17/499
Issued by , East Indies - Asia
Confirmed 6.10.1749ADM 6/17

Service History

DateEventSource

24.11.1744Taken in Achen Roads (Banda Aceh) by the Medway.BWAS-1714
25.2.1744/45Surveyed and purchased for £8,000BWAS-1714
25.6.17461st Battle of Negapatam
25.8.1749

Paid off at Deptford Dockyard

ADM 33
14.9.1749SurveyedBWAS-1714
13.2.1749/50Sold at Deptford for £508BWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 33 Archive

ADM 6/17 Archive

ADM/LAuthority, Document

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Jon Miller on Thursday 28th of May 2026 11:10

London, 30 April 1752: Yesterday the officers and crew belonging to the Medway Prize, were paid at the King’s Arms upon Tower-Hill their respective shares for the Santa Catherina, which was taken in the East-Indies in the late war. The legality of this capture has been long depending. Each sailor’s share amounted to upwards of £65. The Lascars, who have been beggars for some time past in the publick streets of this city, belonged to the said Medway Prize. [Kentish Post, 2 May 1752]

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Sunday 14th of June 2026 04:03	Jon Miller	Sir John LawfordBritish Naval Sailor Service 1777-1832
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