HMS Meridian

Overview


Rating: 3rd rate

Class: Wenden-class third-rate Ship of the Line

Shipyard: Ryeman's Yard (Antigua)

Launched: January 1722

Status: On active service

Armament
Total Guns: 76

Topdeck: 24 x 7lbs

Upper Gundeck: 24 x 12lbs

Gundeck: 24 x 24lbs

Bow Chasers: 2 x 12lbs

Stern Chasers: 2 x 32lbs

Broadside Weight: 516lbs

Crew: 650

Commanders
Current Captain: Captain Hackworth since January 1722

Ship History
HMS Meridian was the last ship of its class to be launched from Ryeman's Yard on Antigua prior to that enterprise's principal being reassigned to Roberts. She is a third-rate ship of the line of the Wenden class built for His Majesty's Royal Navy to better project power into the area around Nassau by allowing for the efficient interdiction and elimination of large fleets of hostile ships. Her command was entrusted to Captain Hackworth and the vessel has since seen heavy use in not only its intended role but also in liberation of Tortuga and wherever ferocious battle is expected. The HMS Meridian is reported to present a weight of metal of 516 lbs and is complemented with crew and outfitting for protracted battle when yardarm to yardarm with her opponents in a line of battle.