HMS Essex (1760)

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Ship plan of Essex
History
Naval Ensign of Great Britain (1707-1800).svg Great Britain
NameHMS Essex
Ordered31 January 1759
BuilderWells and Stanton, Rotherhithe
Launched28 August 1760
FateSold out of the service, 1799
NotesHarbour service from 1777
General characteristics [1]
Class and type Essex-class ship of the line
Tons burthen13786594 (bm)
Length158 ft (48 m) (gundeck)
Beam44 ft 2 in (13.46 m)
Depth of hold18 ft 10 in (5.74 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail plan Full-rigged ship
Armament
  • Gundeck: 26 × 24-pounder guns
  • Upper gundeck: 26 × 18-pounder guns
  • QD: 10 × 4-pounder guns
  • Fc: 2 × 9-pounder guns

HMS Essex was a 64-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 28 August 1760 at Rotherhithe. [1]

Contents

In March 1762 Essex captured three small vessels: [2]

Fate

Essex was on harbour service from 1777, and was sold out of the service in 1799. [1]

Citations

  1. 1 2 3 Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 178.
  2. "No. 10190". The London Gazette . 9 March 1762. p. 2.

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