The Hastings, Seventy Four, Lying in Ordinary in the Medway

A scene of the Hastings lying in ordinary (meaning a vessel out of service for repair or maintenance) at Medway with men climbing onboard beside her.. She is depicted port-bow, whilst various sailing boats are scattered disparately in the background and in the foreground. Since her copper was taken off and repaired in 1820 it seems unlikely that she was a new ship when purchased in 1819. R C anderson dates her construction to c. 1815 i.e. before the round stern of 1817.

Object Details

ID: PAD6119
Collection: Fine art
Type: Print
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Cooke, Edward William
Places: Unlinked place
Vessels: Hastings (1819)
Date made: Dec 1829
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Mount: 175 mm x 229 mm