| Maidstone | 5231 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 36 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | BWAS-1793 | |
| Operator | The Royal Navy | BWAS-1793 | |
| Ordered | 1810/01/08 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Keel Laid Down | 1810/09 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Launched | 1811/10/18 | BWAS-1793 | |
| How acquired | Purpose built | BWAS-1793 | |
| Shipyard | Deptford Dockyard | BWAS-1793 | |
| Ship Class | Apollo Class | BWAS-1793 | |
| Designed by | William Rule | BWAS-1793 | |
| Constructor | Robert Nelson | BWAS-1793 | |
| Category | Fifth Rate | BWAS-1793 | |
| Ship Type | Frigate | BWAS-1793 | |
| Broken Up | 1865/06/16 | BWAS-1793 | |
Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | BWAS-1793 |
| Length of Gundeck | 145' 0" | Imperial Feet | Length of Keel | 121' 8 ¾" | Imperial Feet | 37.103 | Breadth | 38' 3" | Imperial Feet | 11.6586 | Depth in Hold | 13' 3 ½" | Imperial Feet | 4.0513 | Draught Forward | 10' 6" | Imperial Feet | 3.2004 | Draught Aft | 14' 1" | Imperial Feet | 4.2926 | Burthen | 947 30⁄94 | Tons BM |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1811/10/18 | Broadside Weight = 476 Imperial Pound ( 215.866 kg) | BWAS-1793 | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 26 | British 18-Pounder | ||
| Quarterdeck | 10 | British 32-Pound Carronade | ||
| Quarterdeck | 2 | British 9-Pounder | ||
| Forecastle | 2 | British 9-Pounder | ||
| Forecastle | 4 | British 32-Pound Carronade | ||
| Crew Complement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | # of Men | Notes | Source |
| 1798 | 264 | Design Complement | |
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1811/11 | 1813/09 | Captain | George Burdett | BWAS-1793 |
| 1813/09 | 1815 | Captain | Alexander Gordon | BWAS-1793 |
| 1815 | 1815 | Captain | William Skipsey | BWAS-1793 |
| Petty Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1826/04 | 1830/10/01 | Masters Mate | Jonas Archer Abbott | NBD1849 |
| Crewmen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1813/06 | 1813/12/24 | 1st Class Volunteer | Joseph Francis Baker | NBD1849 |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1810/09 | Began First cost, including fitting at Deptford Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1811/10/18 | Completed First cost, including fitting at Deptford Dockyard at a cost of £38083.0.0d | BWAS-1793 |
| 1811/10/18 | Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1811/12/13 | Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1812/04/04 | Took the Privateer Le Martinet in the Mediterranean | |
| 1812/06/19 | Sailed for North America | BWAS-1793 |
| 1812/08/03 | Took the Privateer Schooner Commodore Barry by boats, in the Bay of Fundy | |
| 1812/08/03 | Took the Privateer Schooner Madison by boats, in the Bay of Fundy | |
| 1812/08/03 | Took the Privateer Schooner Olive by boats, in the Bay of Fundy | |
| 1812/08/03 | Took the Privateer Spence by boats, in the Bay of Fundy | |
| 1812/08/06 | Took the Privateer Morning Star by boats, in the Bay of Fundy | |
| 1812/08/13 | Took the Privateer Schooner Dolphin off Cape Sable | |
| 1812/10/17 | Took the Privateer Brig-Sloop Rapid on St George\\\\\\\'s Bank | |
| 1813/02/14 | Took the Privateer Schooner Cora | |
| 1813/07/17 | Took the Privateer Ship Yorktown | |
| 1813/10/31 | Took the Privateer Black Swan | |
| 1816/07 | Began middling repair at Woolwich Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1818/04 | Completed middling repair at Woolwich Dockyard at a cost of £26201.0.0d | BWAS-1793 |
| 1818/08 | fitting for ordinary at Deptford Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1823/11 | Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1824/03 | Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1827/09 | Began making good defects at Portsmouth Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1827/12 | Completed making good defects at Portsmouth Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1832/08 | Paid off into Ordinary at Portsmouth | BWAS-1793 |
| 1838/02 | Began fitting as a Coal Depot at Portsmouth Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1838/03 | Completed fitting as a Coal Depot at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £1120.0.0d | BWAS-1793 |
| 1867/01/26 | Broken up by J. White at Cowes | BWAS-1793 |
| Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Description | Author | Type |
| BWAS-1793 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793 - 1817 | Rif Winfield | Book |
| NBD1849 | A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849 | O'Brien | Digital Book |