HMS Medway
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Eight ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy
have been named HMS Medway, after the River Medway
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, a 60-gun fourth rate launched in 1693, rebuilt in 1718 and hulked in 1740. She was beached in 1748 and a sheer hulk and was broken up in 1749., a 60-gun fourth rate launched in 1755. She was used as a receiving ship after 1787, and was renamed HMS Arundel in 1802. She was broken up in 1811., a 6-gun storeship purchased in 1756. She was used as a dockyard craft in 1760 and was sold in 1764., a 74-gun third rate launched in 1812. She was used as a convict ship
after 1847, and was sold in 1865., an iron-hulled screw gunboat
launched in 1876 and sold in 1904., an M class destroyer
, originally to have been named HMS Redwing. This was changed to Medora in 1915, and then Medway before her launch in 1916. She was sold in 1921., a submarine
depot ship
launched in 1928 and sunk by U-372 in 1942., were submarine base shore establishments in the Mediterranean, listed between 1942 and 1946. A number of ships were renamed HMS Medway II whilst serving as depot ships for the establishment, including:
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
have been named HMS Medway, after the River Medway
River Medway
The River Medway, which is almost entirely in Kent, England, flows for from just inside the West Sussex border to the point where it enters the Thames Estuary....
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, a 60-gun fourth rate launched in 1693, rebuilt in 1718 and hulked in 1740. She was beached in 1748 and a sheer hulk and was broken up in 1749., a 60-gun fourth rate launched in 1755. She was used as a receiving ship after 1787, and was renamed HMS Arundel in 1802. She was broken up in 1811., a 6-gun storeship purchased in 1756. She was used as a dockyard craft in 1760 and was sold in 1764., a 74-gun third rate launched in 1812. She was used as a convict ship
Convict ship
The term convict ship is a colloquial term used to describe any ship engaged on a voyage to carry convicted felons under sentence of penal transportation from their place of conviction to their place of exile.-Colonial practice:...
after 1847, and was sold in 1865., an iron-hulled screw gunboat
Gunboat
A gunboat is a naval watercraft designed for the express purpose of carrying one or more guns to bombard coastal targets, as opposed to those military craft designed for naval warfare, or for ferrying troops or supplies.-History:...
launched in 1876 and sold in 1904., an M class destroyer
Destroyer
In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against smaller, powerful, short-range attackers. Destroyers, originally called torpedo-boat destroyers in 1892, evolved from...
, originally to have been named HMS Redwing. This was changed to Medora in 1915, and then Medway before her launch in 1916. She was sold in 1921., a submarine
Submarine
A submarine is a watercraft capable of independent operation below the surface of the water. It differs from a submersible, which has more limited underwater capability...
depot ship
Depot ship
A depot ship is a ship which acts as a mobile or fixed base for other ships and submarines or supports a naval base. Depot ships may be specifically designed for their purpose or be converted from another purpose...
launched in 1928 and sunk by U-372 in 1942., were submarine base shore establishments in the Mediterranean, listed between 1942 and 1946. A number of ships were renamed HMS Medway II whilst serving as depot ships for the establishment, including:
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- HMS TalbotHMS M29HMS M29 was a Royal Navy M29 class monitor of the First World War.The availability of ten 6 inch Mk XII guns from the Queen Elizabeth class battleships in 1915 prompted the Admiralty to order five scaled down versions of the M15 class monitors, which had been designed to utilise 9.2 inch guns...
, previously HMS M29HMS M29HMS M29 was a Royal Navy M29 class monitor of the First World War.The availability of ten 6 inch Mk XII guns from the Queen Elizabeth class battleships in 1915 prompted the Admiralty to order five scaled down versions of the M15 class monitors, which had been designed to utilise 9.2 inch guns...
was Medway II between 1944 and 1945. - HMS BagshotHMS BagshotHMS Bagshot was a Hunt-class minesweeper of the Royal Navy from World War I.-References:...
was Medway II between 1945 and 1946.
- HMS Talbot
- HMS Medway was the former Landing craft tankLanding craft tankThe Landing Craft, Tank was an amphibious assault ship for landing tanks on beachheads. They were initially developed by the British Royal Navy and later by the United States Navy during World War II in a series of versions. Initially known as the "Tank Landing Craft" by the British, they later...
HMS LCT 1109. She was HMS Medway between 1959 and 1970 whilst serving as a submarine depot ship.
See also
- HMS Medway PrizeHMS Medway PrizeThree ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Medway Prize, the name being given to ships that had been captured and taken as prizes by one of the Royal Navy ships named HMS Medway. In this instance all of the ships were captured by the same HMS Medway:*HMS Medway Prize was a 48-gun fourth...
. - HMS Medway Queen