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.