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Essex | 2408 | ||
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Nominal Guns | 32 | DANFS | |
Nationality | United States of America | ||
Operator | United States Navy | ||
Launched | 30.9.1799 | DANFS | |
Home Port | DANFS | ||
How acquired | Purpose built | DANFS | |
Shipyard | Salem - Massachusetts | DANFS | |
Designed by | William Hackett | DANFS | |
Constructor | Enos Briggs (1746-1819) | BWAS-1793 | |
Category | Fifth Rate | DANFS | |
Ship Type | Frigate | DANFS | |
Sailing Rig | Ship Rigged | DANFS | |
Captured | 28.3.1814 | DANFS | |
Becomes | British Fifth Rate frigate 'Essex' (1814) (36) |
Fleets | ||||
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Dates | Fleet | Fleet Commander | Source | 1801-1802 | American Mediterranean Squadron 1801-1802 | Richard Dale (1756-1826) | 1804-1805 | American Mediterranean Squadron 1804-1805 | Samuel Barron (d.1810) | 1805-1806 | American Mediterranean Squadron 1805-1806 | John Rodgers (d.1838) |