HMS Essex (1760)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Essex.
HMS Essex was a 64-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 28 August 1760 at Rotherhithe.[1]
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Ship plan of Essex | |
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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 |
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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)