HMS Rochester (1693)
Ship of the line of the Royal Navy
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HMS Rochester was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, and the fifth such ship to be ordered in 1692 (following the Falmouth, Portland, Anglesea, and Dartmouth).[3] She was launched at Chatham Dockyard on 15 March 1693.[1]
NameHMS Rochester
Ordered28 June 1692
BuilderRobert Lee, Chatham Dockyard
Launched15 March 1693
| History | |
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| Name | HMS Rochester |
| Ordered | 28 June 1692 |
| Builder | Robert Lee, Chatham Dockyard |
| Launched | 15 March 1693 |
| Renamed | HMS Maidstone, 1744 |
| Fate | Broken up, 1748 |
| General characteristics as built[1] | |
| Class & type | 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 607 32⁄94 bm |
| Length | 125 ft 5 in (38.2 m) (gundeck) 107 ft (32.6 m) (keel) |
| Beam | 32 ft 8 in (10.0 m) |
| Depth of hold | 13 ft 6 in (4.1 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament | 50 guns of various weights of shot |
| General characteristics after 1716 rebuild[2] | |
| Class & type | 1706 Establishment 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 719 34⁄94 bm |
| Length | 131 ft 3 in (40.0 m) (gundeck) 108 ft 7 in (33.1 m) (keel |
| Beam | 35 ft 3.5 in (10.8 m) |
| Depth of hold | 14 ft (4.3 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
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She was docked on 30 July 1714 at Deptford Dockyard for rebuilding, and was rebuilt to the 1706 Establishment there and re-launched on 19 March 1716.[3] On 27 September 1744 she was renamed HMS Maidstone, and converted for use as a hospital ship. The Maidstone was broken up at Woolwich Dockyard in 1748.[2]
