British Third Rate ship of the line 'Essex' (1741)

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Essex	7629
Nominal Guns	70	B028
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	20.5.1736	B028
Keel Laid Down	20.8.1736	B028
Launched	21.2.1740/41	B028
First Commissioned	19.2.1740/41
How acquired	Purpose built	B028
Shipyard	Woolwich Dockyard	B028
Ship Class	1733 Establishment 70-Gunner
Constructor	John Hayward	B028
Category	Third Rate	B028
Ship Type	Ship of the Line
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Sunk in Action	20.11.1759	B028

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck151' 0"Imperial Feet46.0248
Length of Keel121' 10"Imperial Feet36.8808
Breadth43' 6"Imperial Feet13.1572
Depth in Hold17' 9"Imperial Feet5.2143
Burthen1,226 ²⁶⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

2.1741Broadside Weight = 522 Imperial Pound ( 236.727 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck26 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck14 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle4 British 6-Pounder

1755Broadside Weight = 504 Imperial Pound ( 228.564 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck26 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck10 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
2.1741480 BWAS-1714

7 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
19.2.1740/41 - 10.1741CaptainNicholas Robinson (d.1753): on board from 20.2.1740/41 ADM 6/15/382ADM 6/1510.1741 - 13.7.1744CaptainRichard NorrisB05113.7.1744 - 17.8.1744CaptainArthur Scott (d.1756) ADM 6/17/85
Issued by Thomas Mathews (1676-1750), The Mediterranean Sea
Commission confirmed 5.4.1746ADM 6/1718.8.1744 - 25.10.1748CaptainRichard Hughes (1708-1779) ADM 6/17/323
Issued by Thomas Mathews (1676-1750), The Mediterranean Sea
Commission confirmed 23.2.1747/48BWAS-171420.3.1755 - 5.11.1756CaptainRobert Harland (c.1715-1783) ADM 6/18/148BWAS-17145.11.1756 - 4.6.1759CaptainJohn Campbell (1719-1790) ADM 6/18/319BWAS-17144.6.1759 - 20.11.1759CaptainLucius O'Brien (d.1771) ADM 6/19/69BWAS-1714

2 Flag Officers

DatesRankNameSource
11.1756 - 1756Vice-Admiral of the WhiteCharles Knowles (1704-1777)BWAS-17141.6.1758 - 4.7.1758CommodoreRichard Howe (1725/26-1799)SCHOMB

7 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
21.2.1740/41 - 26.3.1741First LieutenantWilliam Clement Bladwell (1703-1783) ADM 6/15/385ADM 6/1513.4.1741 - 17.9.1741Fourth Lt. & Lt. at ArmsWilliam Walters ADM 6/15/409ADM 6/155.10.1741 - 15.5.1743Third LieutenantJohn Phillipson (d.1745) ADM 6/15/465ADM 6/155.2.1742/43 - 14.5.1743First LieutenantJames Cooke (d.bef.1752) ADM 6/17/143
Issued by Thomas Mathews (1676-1750), The Mediterranean Sea
Commission confirmed 18.8.1746ADM 6/171.6.1745 - 5.2.1745/46Second LieutenantJacob Thorpe ADM 6/17/400
Issued by William Rowley (1690-1768), The Mediterranean Sea
Commission confirmed 4.11.1748ADM 6/1718.10.1745 - 9.4.1748Fourth Lt. & Lt. at ArmsJames Lawson (c.1725-1798) ADM 6/17/397
Issued by The Hon. John Byng (1704-1757)
Commission confirmed 31.10.1748ADM 6/179.4.1748 - 25.10.1748First LieutenantJacob Thorpe ADM 6/17/400
Issued by The Hon. John Byng (1704-1757)
Commission confirmed 4.11.1748ADM 6/17

Service History

DateEventSource
15.5.1741Completed at a cost of £25,765.7.3d including fittingBWAS-1714
11.2.1743/44Battle of Toulon
25.10.1748

Paid off

ADM 51
29.1.1748/49SurveyedBWAS-1714
21.6.1750SurveyedBWAS-1714
8.1750Began middling repair at Woolwich Dockyard BWAS-1714
10.1751Refitted as a 64 gun Third Rate
10.1751Completed middling repair at Woolwich Dockyard at a cost of £13386.14.10dBWAS-1714
3.1755Recommissioned for Hawke's fleetBWAS-1714
13.11.1756

Vice-Admiral Knowles sailed in the Essex to take command of the fleet off Brest.

W029
30.12.1756Took the Privateer La Sainte Barbe
2.7.1757Took the Privateer Le Prince de Turenne (10) BG
16.7.1757Took the Privateer Puisieux
22.7.1757Took the Privateer Le Comte d'Hérouville (16) BG
2.8.1757Took the Privateer Le Comte de Saint Florentine (18) about 3 leagues West of Scilly ansd carried her to PlymouthBG
7.4.1758Took the Fifth Rate Frigate Le Rostan (32)
7.4.1758Took the Sixth Rate Frégate Légère Le Galatée (24)
6.1758At Cherbourg and then St CasBWAS-1714
5.6.1758At St MaloBWAS-1714
5.6.1758Raid on Saint-Malo
7.8.1758At CherbourgBWAS-1714
20.11.1759Battle of Quiberon Bay

Sources

IDDescriptionAuthorType

B028J. J. ColledgeBook

BWAS-1714Rif WinfieldBook

ADM 6/15 Archive

B051John CharnockDigital Book

ADM 6/17 Archive

SCHOMBIsaac SchombergDigital Book

ADM 51 Archive

W029Richard CoutureWeb Site

BGOfficialWeb Site

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