HMS Essex (1760)

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

Ship plan of Essex
History
Great Britain
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
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	Gundeck: 26 × 24-pounder guns Upper gundeck: 26 × 18-pounder guns QD: 10 × 4-pounder guns Fc: 2 × 9-pounder guns

HMS Essex was a 64-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 28 August 1760 at Rotherhithe.

In March 1762 Essex captured three small vessels:

• 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)

Fate

Essex was on harbour service from 1777, and was sold out of the service in 1799.

References

• Lavery, Brian (2003). The Ship of the Line – Volume 1: The Development of the Battlefleet 1650–1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.