HMS Exeter (1763)

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

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.