British Third Rate ship of the line 'Essex' (1760)

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Essex	313
Nominal Guns	64	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	13.12.1758	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	31.1.1759	BWAS-1714
Named	13.8.1760	BWAS-1714
Launched	28.8.1760	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	20.1.1761
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Rotherhithe	BWAS-1714
Designed by	Sir Thomas Slade (1703-1771)	BWAS-1714
Constructor	Wells & Bronsdon	BWAS-1714
Category	Third Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship of the Line
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Sold	22.8.1799	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck158' 1 ¼"Imperial Feet48.1648
Length of Keel129' 9"Imperial Feet39.3271
Breadth44' 2"Imperial Feet13.4239
Depth in Hold18' 10"Imperial Feet5.4864
Burthen1,346 ²⁷⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

28.8.1760Broadside Weight = 600 Imperial Pound ( 272.1 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck26 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck10 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 9-Pounder

1794Broadside Weight = 678 Imperial Pound ( 307.473 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck26 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck2 British 24-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck10 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 9-Pounder
Roundhouse6 British 18-Pound Carronade

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
26.1.1759470Design Complement
1761500 BWAS-1714
1794491 BWAS-1714

3 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
21.1.1761 - 27.1.1763CaptainAlexander Schomberg (c.1726-1804) ADM 6/19/268BWAS-17146.5.1763 - 26.12.1763CaptainLucius O'Brien (d.1771) ADM 6/19/493BWAS-171426.12.1763 - 22.7.1766CaptainGeorge Falconer (c.1725-1780) ADM 6/19/558BWAS-1714

Service History

DateEventSource
9.1760Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard BWAS-1714
6.10.1760Completed at Deptford Dockyard at a cost of £21742.10.9dBWAS-1714
6.10.1760Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard at a cost of £7915.7.2dBWAS-1714
4.6.1761Expedition against Belle-Isle
11.1761Sternpost copperedBWAS-1714
7.3.1762Took the Privateer L'Espérance (4) BG
8.3.1762Took the Privateer Le Bien Aimé (4)
8.3.1762Took the Privateer Romaine (20)
20.3.1762Took the Privateer L'Augustin
27.1.1763

Paid off

ADM 51
5.1763Recommissioned as a guard shipBWAS-1714
6.1763fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
22.9.1764Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1714
5.1766Began small repair at Portsmouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
22.7.1766

Paid off

BWAS-1714
12.1766Completed small repair at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £5157.8.3dBWAS-1714
1.1777Refitted as a Unrated Receiving Ship
1.1777fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
7.1778Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
8.1778Refitted as a Unrated Hulk
8.1778Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
11.1783Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
2.1784Refitted as a Unrated Receiving Ship
2.1784Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard BWAS-1714

Sources

IDDescriptionAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif WinfieldBook

BGOfficialWeb Site

ADM 51 Archive

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