HMS Medway (1812)
Plan drawing of Medway | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | Medway |
| Ordered | 19 August 1807 |
| Builder | Thomas Pitcher, Northfleet |
| Laid down | December 1808 |
| Launched | 19 November 1812 |
| Commissioned | April 1813 |
| Fate | Sold, 2 November 1865 |
| General characteristics (as built) | |
| Class & type | Vengeur-class ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 1,768 (bm) |
| Length | 176 ft 1 in (53.7 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 47 ft 10 in (14.6 m) |
| Draught | 16 ft 11 in (5.2 m) (light) |
| Depth of hold | 21 ft (6.4 m) |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Complement | 590 |
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HMS Medway was a 74-gun third rate Vengeur-class ship of the line built for the Royal Navy in the first decade of the 19th century. Completed in 1813, she played a minor role in the Napoleonic Wars.