HMS Africa (1761)

Ship plan of Africa
History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Africa
Ordered	31 January 1759
Builder	Perry, Blackwall Yard
Launched	1 August 1761
Commissioned	September 1761
Fate	Sold out of the service, 1774
General characteristics [1]
Class and type	Essex-class ship of the line
Tons burthen	135381⁄94 (bm)
Length	158 ft 0 in (48.16 m) (gundeck) 129 ft 6 in (39.47 m) (keel)
Beam	44 ft 4 in (13.51 m)
Depth of hold	18 ft 10 in (5.74 m)
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Complement	500
Armament	64 guns: Gundeck: 26 × 24-pounders Upper gundeck: 26 × 18-pounders Quarter deck: 10 × 4-pounders Forecastle: 2 × 9-pounders

HMS Africa was a 64-gun third rate Essex-class ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched in 1761 and in active service during the latter half of the Seven Years' War against France and Spain.