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, RotherhitheOrdered: 31 January 1759Launched: 28 August 1760Fate: Sold out of the service, 1799

HMS Africa

Builder: Perry, Blackwall YardOrdered: 31 January 1759Launched: 1 August 1761Fate: Sold out of the service, 1774

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