Essex-class ship of the line
Class overview | |
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Name: | Essex |
Operators: | Royal Navy |
Succeeded by: | St Albans class |
In service: | 28 August 1760 - 1799 |
Completed: | 2 |
General characteristics | |
Type: | Ship of the line |
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Beam: | 44 ft 2 in (13.46 m) |
Propulsion: | Sails |
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Notes: | Ships in class include: Essex, Africa |
The Essex-class ships of the line were a class of two 64-gun third rates, designed for the Royal Navy by Sir Thomas Slade.
Ships
- Builder: Wells and Stanton, Rotherhithe
- Ordered: 31 January 1759
- Launched: 28 August 1760
- Fate: Sold out of the service, 1799
- Builder: Perry, Blackwall Yard
- Ordered: 31 January 1759
- Launched: 1 August 1761
- Fate: Sold out of the service, 1774
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.
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