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Essex (1760), Africa (1761)
Class overview
NameEssex class
Operators Royal Navy
Succeeded bySt Albans class
In service28 August 1760–1799
Completed2
General characteristics
TypeShip of the line
Length
  • 158 ft (48 m) (gundeck)
  • 129 ft 9 in (39.55 m) (keel)
Beam44 ft 2 in (13.46 m)
PropulsionSails
Armament
  • 64 guns:
  • Gundeck: 26 × 24-pounders
  • Upper gundeck: 26 × 18-pounders
  • Quarterdeck: 10 × 4-pounders
  • Forecastle: 2 × 9-pounders

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

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