Maidstone-class fifth-rate frigate

The Maidstone-class frigate was a 32-gun fifth-rate frigate class of two ships designed by Sir John Henslow and ordered on 4 February 1795. The class was a close copy of Henslow's earlier Alcmene class, but was constructed of pitch pine instead of oak. With concerns over whether the lighter building material would safely hold an armament of 18-pounder long guns, the class was instead armed with smaller 12-pounders. Both ships of the class served through the French Revolutionary Wars, but neither had a long career. Shannon was sold at Sheerness Dockyard in May 1802 and Maidstone was placed in ordinary at Chatham Dockyard in 1804 before being broken up in 1810.

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1744  Wikidata
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fifth-rate frigate, Royal Navy, Kingdom of Great Britain, 
HMS Maidstone, 

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1744 HMS Maidstone

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
object	watercraft	1744	HMS Maidstone	fourth-rate, Maidstone-class fifth-rate frigate	Wikidata