Medway (1810 ship)

The Medway was a British Royal Navy 74-gun third-rate ship of the line, launched in 1810. She was built at Deptford Dockyard, according to the lines of the Bellerophon-class design.

The Medway saw active service during the Napoleonic Wars and later in the War of 1812 against the United States. Details of her specific engagements and crew compositions can be found in archival records and historical naval documents.

After her active service, the Medway was eventually placed in ordinary (reserve) and later broken up. The exact date of her decommissioning and dismantling is subject to verification from official naval records, but it likely occurred sometime in the mid-19th century as wooden warships were superseded by ironclad vessels. Her name is associated with the Medway River, which flows near the Deptford Dockyard where she was constructed.