HMS Essex (1760)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Essex.

Ship plan of Essex
History
Royal Navy EnsignGreat 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 typeEssex-class ship of the line
Tons burthen137865⁄94 (bm)
Length158 ft (48 m) (gundeck)
Beam44 ft 2 in (13.46 m)
Depth of hold18 ft 10 in (5.74 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-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]

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

  • Amis, a brig (1 March)
  • Esperance, a privateer of four guns, six swivel guns, and 45 men (6 March)
  • Bien Aimé, a privateer of four guns and 52 men (7 March)

Fate

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

Citations

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

References

  • Lavery, Brian (2003). The Ship of the Line – Volume 1: The Development of the Battlefleet 1650–1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.


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