Essex-class 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 (1760)
 * Builder: Wells and Stanton, Rotherhithe
 * Ordered: 31 January 1759
 * Launched: 28 August 1760
 * Fate: Sold out of the service, 1799


 * HMS Africa (1761)
 * Builder: Perry, Blackwall Yard
 * Ordered: 31 January 1759
 * Launched: 1 August 1761
 * Fate: Sold out of the service, 1774