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HMS Maidstone (1758)

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Sometime in 1776, probably late in 1776 under the command of Alan Gardner, she captured schooner "Nancy". On 4 November, 1776 she captured brig "Yarmouth". On 10 November, she captured schooner "Polly" and sloop "Betsy". On 12 November she captured sloop "Pacificate". On 20 November she captured
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to remain at sea for long periods without resupply. She was also built with broad and heavy masts, which balanced the weight of her hull, improved stability in rough weather and made her capable of carrying a greater quantity of sail. The disadvantages of this comparatively heavy design were a
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The 29 servants and other ranks provided for in the ship's complement consisted of 20 personal servants and clerical staff, four assistant carpenters an assistant sailmaker and four widow's men. Unlike naval ratings, servants and other ranks took no part in the sailing or handling of the
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schooner "Marianna". She also captured on unknown date between late November and early December, 1776 sloop "Postillion". Between December, 1776 and early March, 1777 she captured on unknown dates brig "Hazard" and sloop "Reliance". On 20 April 1778 she captured
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s dimensional ratios 3.57:1 in length to breadth, and 3.3:1 in breadth to depth, compare with standard French equivalents of up to 3.8:1 and 3:1 respectively. Royal Navy vessels of equivalent size and design to
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was broadly comparable with French frigates of equivalent size, but with a shorter and sturdier hull and greater weight in her
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of powder and shot, compared with a standard French capacity of around 10 tons. They also carried greater stores of
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continued a tradition dating to 1644 of using geographic features for ship names; overall, ten of the nineteen
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British Warships of the Age of Sail 1714–1792: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates
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guns. She was also comparatively broad-beamed with ample space for provisions and the
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decline in manoeuvrability and slower speed when sailing in light winds.
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The First Frigates: Nine-Pounder and Twelve-Pounder Frigates, 1748–1815
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Barnsley, United Kingdom: Seaforth. 316:, 32 miles (51 km) south-east of 146:Taken to pieces at Sheerness July 1794 27: 1051:Sixth-rate frigates of the Royal Navy 320:. In selecting her name the Board of 57: 7: 496:and the final vessel in the class, 216:33 ft 10 in (10.3 m) 521:were capable of carrying up to 20 334:John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich 258:: 4 Γ— 3-pounder guns + 12 Γ— Β½-pdr 14: 723:. London: Conway Maritime Press. 224:10 ft 6 in (3.2 m) 16:Coventry-class Royal Navy frigate 130:7 April 1758 at Chatham Dockyard 58: 40:was built to the same design as 31: 599:10.1080/00253359.1957.10658334 252:Upperdeck: 24 Γ— 9-pounder guns 1: 355:, and incorporating a large 338:First Lord of the Admiralty 300:The vessel was named after 1077: 1056:Frigates of the Royal Navy 641:Gardiner 1992, pp. 111–112 632:Gardiner 1992, pp. 107–108 623:Gardiner 1992, pp. 115–116 572:Winfield 2007, pp. 227–231 18: 1025: 999: 738:Rodger, N. A. M. (1986). 719:Gardiner, Robert (1992). 150: 52: 30: 655:Rodger 1986, pp. 348–351 151:General characteristics 757:Winfield, Rif (2007). 611:Winfield 2007, p. 240 377:commissioned officers 343:In sailing qualities 587:The Mariner's Mirror 448: /  336:in his capacity as 330:classical antiquity 696:. history.navy.mil 1038: 1037: 452:40.433Β°N 68.267Β°W 267: 266: 1068: 800: 793: 786: 777: 772: 753: 734: 706: 705: 703: 701: 695: 687: 681: 680: 678: 676: 670: 662: 656: 653: 642: 639: 633: 630: 624: 621: 612: 609: 603: 602: 582: 573: 570: 548: 544: 538: 515: 508: 502: 482: 463: 462: 460: 459: 458: 453: 449: 446: 445: 444: 441: 387:– overseeing 40 233:Full-rigged ship 190: 189: 188: 184: 95:3 September 1756 65: 62: 35: 28: 1076: 1075: 1071: 1070: 1069: 1067: 1066: 1065: 1041: 1040: 1039: 1034: 1021: 995: 971: 897: 851: 812: 810:-class frigates 804: 769: 756: 750: 737: 731: 718: 715: 710: 709: 699: 697: 693: 689: 688: 684: 674: 672: 668: 664: 663: 659: 654: 645: 640: 636: 631: 627: 622: 615: 610: 606: 584: 583: 576: 571: 562: 557: 552: 551: 545: 541: 513: 509: 505: 483: 479: 474: 457:40.433; -68.267 456: 454: 450: 447: 442: 439: 437: 435: 434: 413: 298: 186: 182: 181: 180: 122:9 February 1758 103:Thomas Seward, 63: 48: 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1074: 1072: 1064: 1063: 1058: 1053: 1043: 1042: 1036: 1035: 1033: 1032: 1026: 1023: 1022: 1020: 1019: 1010: 1000: 997: 996: 994: 993: 987: 979: 977: 973: 972: 970: 969: 962: 955: 948: 941: 934: 927: 920: 913: 905: 903: 899: 898: 896: 895: 888: 881: 874: 867: 859: 857: 853: 852: 850: 849: 842: 835: 828: 820: 818: 814: 813: 805: 803: 802: 795: 788: 780: 774: 773: 767: 754: 748: 735: 729: 714: 711: 708: 707: 682: 657: 643: 634: 625: 613: 604: 574: 559: 558: 556: 553: 550: 549: 539: 503: 476: 475: 473: 470: 412: 409: 393:petty officers 297: 294: 265: 264: 263: 262: 253: 248: 244: 243: 240: 236: 235: 230: 226: 225: 222: 218: 217: 214: 210: 209: 208: 207: 204: 199: 195: 194: 177: 173: 172: 157: 156:Class and type 153: 152: 148: 147: 144: 140: 139: 136: 132: 131: 128: 124: 123: 120: 116: 115: 114:1 October 1756 112: 108: 107: 101: 97: 96: 93: 89: 88: 82: 78: 77: 71: 67: 66: 55: 54: 50: 49: 36: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1073: 1062: 1059: 1057: 1054: 1052: 1049: 1048: 1046: 1031: 1028: 1027: 1024: 1018: 1016: 1012:Followed by: 1011: 1009: 1007: 1003:Preceded by: 1002: 1001: 998: 991: 988: 986: 985: 981: 980: 978: 974: 968: 967: 963: 961: 960: 956: 954: 953: 949: 947: 946: 942: 940: 939: 935: 933: 932: 928: 926: 925: 921: 919: 918: 914: 912: 911: 907: 906: 904: 900: 894: 893: 889: 887: 886: 882: 880: 879: 875: 873: 872: 868: 866: 865: 861: 860: 858: 854: 848: 847: 843: 841: 840: 836: 834: 833: 829: 827: 826: 822: 821: 819: 815: 811: 809: 801: 796: 794: 789: 787: 782: 781: 778: 770: 768:9781844157006 764: 760: 755: 751: 745: 741: 736: 732: 726: 722: 717: 716: 712: 692: 686: 683: 667: 661: 658: 652: 650: 648: 644: 638: 635: 629: 626: 620: 618: 614: 608: 605: 600: 596: 592: 588: 581: 579: 575: 569: 567: 565: 561: 554: 543: 540: 536: 532: 528: 524: 520: 512: 507: 504: 501: 500: 495: 494: 489: 488: 481: 478: 471: 469: 467: 461: 432: 428: 425: 422: 419: 410: 408: 406: 402: 398: 397:naval ratings 394: 390: 386: 382: 378: 373: 370: 366: 362: 358: 354: 350: 346: 341: 339: 335: 331: 327: 323: 319: 315: 311: 307: 303: 295: 293: 291: 287: 284: 281: 279: 275:was a 28-gun 274: 273: 261: 257: 254: 251: 250: 249: 246: 245: 241: 238: 237: 234: 231: 228: 227: 223: 221:Depth of hold 220: 219: 215: 212: 211: 205: 202: 201: 200: 197: 196: 193: 178: 175: 174: 171: 168: 165: 163: 158: 155: 154: 149: 145: 142: 141: 137: 134: 133: 129: 126: 125: 121: 118: 117: 113: 110: 109: 106: 102: 99: 98: 94: 91: 90: 86: 83: 80: 79: 76: 72: 69: 68: 64:Great Britain 61: 56: 51: 46: 45: 39: 34: 29: 26: 22: 21:HMS Maidstone 1014: 1005: 989: 983: 965: 958: 951: 944: 937: 930: 923: 916: 909: 891: 884: 877: 870: 863: 845: 844: 838: 831: 824: 807: 758: 739: 720: 698:. 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Index

HMS Maidstone

HMS Carysfort
Royal Navy Ensign
Maidstone
Rochester
Coventry-class
sixth-rate
frigate
bm
Full-rigged ship
QD
swivel guns
Coventry-class
sixth-rate
frigate
Royal Navy
Maidstone
county town
Kent
England
London
Admiralty
classical antiquity
John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich
First Lord of the Admiralty
broadside
ship's mess
magazine
powder

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