British storeship 'Medway' (1756)

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Medway	5340
Nominal Guns	6	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Purchased	10.11.1756	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Unknown	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Storeship	BWAS-1714
Sold	17.4.1764	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck64' 10"Imperial Feet19.5072
Length of Keel55' 5"Imperial Feet16.7894
Breadth16' 9 ½"Imperial Feet4.8895
Depth in Hold9' 0"Imperial Feet2.7432
Burthen83 ¹⁰⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

11.1756Broadside Weight = 12 Imperial Pound ( 5.442 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck6 British 4-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
11.175645 BWAS-1714

5 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
15.11.1756 - 25.1.1757CommanderJohn Wilson (c.1728-1795) ADM 6/18/325ADM 6/1825.1.1757 - 18.10.1758CommanderCharles Lucas (d.1773) ADM 6/18/348BWAS-171418.10.1758 - 18.4.1759CommanderBasil Keith (c.1734-1777) ADM 6/18/549ADM 6/1818.4.1759 - 4.10.1759CommanderHugh Dalrymple (c.1730-1784) ADM 6/19/58BWAS-17144.10.1759 - 15.2.1760CommanderJohn Martin (c.1724-1775) ADM 6/19/100ADM 6/19

Service History

DateEventSource
10.11.1756Purchased at Unknown at a cost of £400.0.0dBWAS-1714
15.11.1756Commissioned for the DownsBWAS-1714
22.11.1756Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
2.3.1757Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £1051.18.2dBWAS-1714
15.2.1760Paid offADM 51
3.1.1764Ordered to be soldBWAS-1714
17.4.1764Sold at Sheerness for £132BWAS-1714

Notes on Ship

OriginBWAS-1714
Mercantile fishing buss purchased from The Society for Fre British Fishery

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

ADM 6/18 Archive

ADM 6/19 Archive

ADM 51 Archive

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