British Third Rate ship of the line 'Medway' (1812)

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Ganges (74) 1782-1816
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
(1782)
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Naval Sailor
Service 1685-1693
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Naval Sailor
Service 1797-1799
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Naval Sailor
Service 1780-1811
Gunboat No. 7 (14) 1797-1802
British 14 Gun
Unrated Gunboat
1797 Renamed "Sparkler"
(1797)
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Unrated Gun-brig
(1794)
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1797 Renamed "Furious"
(1797)
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Medway
Nominal Guns	74	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	19.8.1807	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	12.1808	BWAS-1793
Launched	19.11.1812	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Built by Contract	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Northfleet Dockyard - Northfleet	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Armada Class (1806)	BWAS-1793
Designed by	The SurveyorsBritish Designer Ship Builder Service 1739-1806	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Thomas PitcherBritish Ship Builder Service 1801	BWAS-1793
Category	Third Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Sold	2.11.1865	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck176' 1"Imperial Feet53.6451
Length of Keel145' 3"Imperial Feet44.1977
Breadth47' 10"Imperial Feet14.3256
Depth in Hold21' 0"Imperial Feet6.4008
Draught Forward12' 2"Imperial Feet3.683
Draught Aft16' 11"Imperial Feet4.881
Burthen1,768Tons BM

Armament

19.11.1812Broadside Weight = 928 Imperial Pound ( 420.848 kg)BWAS-1793
Lower Gun Deck28 British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck10 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck4 British 12-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 12-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1.10.1806590Design Complement

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
4.1813 - 3.1816CaptainBWAS-1793

1 Flag Officer

DatesRankNameSource
4.1813 - 3.1816Rear-Admiral of the RedBWAS-1793

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
21.4.1813 - 4.12.1813LieutenantNBD184923.4.1813 - 2.4.1816LieutenantNBD1849

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1.5.1815 - 31.10.1815Masterref:1871

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
4.1814 - 15.2.1815MidshipmanNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
12.1808Began building at Northfleet - Kent BWAS-1793
19.11.1812Completed building at Northfleet - Kent at a cost of £58459.0.0dBWAS-1793
29.12.1812Began fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793
9.7.1813Completed fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness at a cost of £27837.0.0dBWAS-1793
31.12.1813Sailed for the East IndiesBWAS-1793
12.7.1814Took the Brig
3.1816Laid up at PlymouthBWAS-1793
4.1819Began middling repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
12.1820Completed middling repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £48574.0.0dBWAS-1793
4.1847Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
10.1847Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
2.11.1865Sold at Bermuda to J. D. Murphy for £2,180BWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

ref:1871 Archive

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