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{{short description|Ship of the line of the Royal Navy}}
{{other ships|HMS Maidstone}}
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{{Use British English|date=December 2016}}
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|Ship image=Falkland (1744) RMG J3579.jpg
|Ship caption=''Maidstone''
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|Ship country=[[Kingdom of Great Britain|Great Britain]]
|Ship flag=[[File:Naval Ensign of Great Britain (1707-1800).svg|60px|Royal Navy Ensign]]
|Ship name=HMS ''Maidstone''
|Ship ordered=16 May 1743
|Ship builder=Wells, Rotherhithe
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|Ship launched=12 October 1744
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|Ship fate=Wrecked, 1747
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|Header caption=<ref name="Lavery, SoLv1 p172">Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p172.</ref>
|Ship class=[[1719 Establishment#1741 proposals|1741 proposals]] 50-gun [[fourth rate]] [[ship of the line]]
|Ship tons burthen=979
|Ship length={{convert|140|ft|m|1|abbr=on}} (gundeck)
|Ship beam={{convert|40|ft|m|1|abbr=on}}
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|Ship hold depth={{convert|17|ft|2+1/2|in|m|1|abbr=on}}
|Ship sail plan=[[Full-rigged ship]]
|Ship propulsion=Sails
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|Ship armament=*50 guns:
*Gundeck: 22 × 24 pdrs
*Upper gundeck: 22 × 12 pdrs
*Quarterdeck: 4 × 6 pdrs
*Forecastle: 2 × 6 pdrs
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[[File:Maid41.jpg|thumb|A [[Nocturnal (instrument)|nocturlabe]] from HMS Maidstone]]
'''HMS ''Maidstone''''' was a 50-gun [[fourth rate]] [[ship of the line]] of the [[Royal Navy]], built at [[Rotherhithe]] to the dimensions laid down in the [[1719 Establishment#1741 proposals|1741 proposals]] of the [[1719 Establishment]], and launched on 12 October 1744.<ref name="Lavery, SoLv1 p172" />
''Maidstone'' had a short life, being wrecked in 1747.<ref name="Lavery, SoLv1 p172" />
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==References==
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*Lavery, Brian (2003) ''The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850''. Conway Maritime Press. {{ISBN|0-85177-252-8}}.
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{{1719 Establishment ships|1741}}
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