HMS Maidstone

HMS Maidstone

Nine ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS "Maidstone", after the English town of Maidstone, or the Battle of Maidstone:

*"Maidstone" was a 40-gun ship launched for the Commonwealth in 1654. She was renamed HMS "Mary Rose" at the Restoration of King Charles II in 1660 and was captured in 1691.
*HMS|Maidstone|1693|6 was a 24-gun sixth rate launched in 1693 and sold in 1714.
*HMS "Maidstone" was a hospital ship, launched as the 48-gun fourth rate HMS "Rochester" in 1693. She was renamed "Maidstone" in 1744 on her conversion to a hospital ship and was broken up in 1748.
*HMS|Maidstone|1744|6 was a 50-gun fourth rate launched in 1744 and wrecked in 1747.
*HMS|Maidstone|1758|6 was a 28-gun sixth rate launched in 1758 and broken up in 1794.
*HMS|Maidstone|1795|6 was a 32-gun fifth rate launched in 1795 and broken up in 1810.
*HMS|Maidstone|1811|6 was a 36-gun fifth rate launched in 1811. She was used as a receiving ship from 1832, was hulked in 1839 and broken up in 1865.
*HMS|Maidstone|1912|6 was a depot ship launched in 1912 and sold in 1929.
*HMS|Maidstone|1937|6 was a submarine depot ship launched in 1937. She was used as an accommodation ship and a prison ship and was broken up in 1978.


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