HMS Essex

Wrecked

Type	Ship of the line
Rate	Third rate
Guns	64 guns
War	Seven Years' War

Ship of the line at Quiberon Bay. Wrecked on the Four shoal while chasing the French ships the day after the battle.

'Africa' (1761); 'Asia' (1764); 'Essex' (1760) Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plans, sheer lines, and longitudinal half-breadth for 'Africa' (1761), 'Asia' (1764), 'Essex' (1760), all 64-gun Third Rate, two-deckers. Note alterations made to the quarterdeck. 'Africa' (1761); 'Asia' (1764); 'Essex Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

Gundeck: 26 × 24-pounder guns
Upper gundeck: 26 × 18-pounder guns
QD: 10 × 4-pounder guns
Fc: 2 × 9-pounder guns

Builder	Wells and Stanton, Rotherhithe
Launched	28 August 1760
Length	158 ft (48 m) (gundeck)

As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.

Career

Launched

28 August 1760

Battle of Quiberon Bay

Wrecked

20 November 1759

Lucius O'Brien; wrecked on the Four shoal