HMS Exeter (1763)

History
Royal Navy EnsignGreat Britain
NameHMS Exeter
Ordered13 January 1761
BuilderHenniker, Chatham
Launched26 July 1763
FateBurned, 1784
Notes
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeExeter-class ship of the line
Tons burthen1,340 tons
Length158 ft 9 in (48.39 m) (gundeck)
Beam44 ft (13 m)
Depth of hold19 ft 1 in (5.82 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • 64 guns:
  • Gundeck: 26 × 24 pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 26 × 18 pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 10 × 4 pdrs
  • Forecastle: 2 × 9 pdrs

HMS Exeter was a 64-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 26 July 1763 at Chatham Dockyard.[1]

In 1782, Exeter was involved in the battles of Sadras, Providien, Negapatam and Trincomalee, and the Battle of Cuddalore in 1783.[2]

In 1783, after peace returned between France and England and the British squadron was recalled, Exeter ran aground arriving at the Cape of Good Hope.[3] The French squadron under Suffren had been anchored there for a few days, and both the British and French ships launched their boats to provide assistance.[4]

In 1784 she was found to be unseaworthy, and was burned.[1]

  1. ^ a b c Lavery 2003, p. 178.
  2. ^ O'Byrne 1849, p. 1123..
  3. ^ Cunat 1852, p. 338.
  4. ^ Hennequin 1835, p. 329.