&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:%27Africa%27_(1761);_%27Asia%27_(1764);_%27Essex%27_(1760)_RMG_J2656.png) Ship plan of Essex
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| History | |
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| Name | HMS Essex |
| Ordered | 31 January 1759 |
| Builder | Wells and Stanton, Rotherhithe |
| Launched | 28 August 1760 |
| Fate | Sold out of the service, 1799 |
| Notes | Harbour service from 1777 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type | Essex-class ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 137865⁄94 (bm) |
| Length | 158 ft (48 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 44 ft 2 in (13.46 m) |
| Depth of hold | 18 ft 10 in (5.74 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament | |
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)
- ^ a b Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p178.
- ^ "No. 10190". The London Gazette. 9 March 1762. p. 2.