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Essex class ship of the line

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Name
  
Essex

Succeeded by
  
St Albans class

Completed
  
2

Operators
  
Royal Navy

In service
  
28 August 1760 - 1799

Type
  
Ship of the line

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

  • HMS Essex
    • Builder: Wells and Stanton, Rotherhithe Ordered: 31 January 1759 Launched: 28 August 1760 Fate: Sold out of the service, 1799
  • HMS Africa
    • Builder: Perry, Blackwall Yard Ordered: 31 January 1759 Launched: 1 August 1761 Fate: Sold out of the service, 1774

    References

    Essex-class ship of the line Wikipedia
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