HMS Essex

HMS Essex

HMS "Essex" may refer to one of these ships of the British Royal Navy named after the county of Essex:

*, a 60-gun ship launched in 1653 and captured in the Four Days' Battle of 1666
*, a 70-gun third-rate launched in 1679, rebuilt 1700 and 1740, and wrecked at the battle of Quiberon Bay in 1759, an 80-year-old ship by then
*, a 64-gun third-rate launched 1760 and sold in 1799
*, the American sailing frigate USS|Essex|1799 captured in 1814, used as a prison ship in 1823, and sold 1837
*, an armoured cruiser launched in 1901 and sold 1921


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  • HMS Essex — Fünf Schiffe der britischen Marine trugen den Namen HMS Essex, nach der britischen Grafschaft Essex. Die erste HMS Essex (1653) war ein Linienschiff mit 60 Kanonen, das 1653 vom Stapel lief und 1666 in der Viertageschlacht von den Holländern… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • HMS Essex (1653) — HMS Essex was a 48 gun third rate sclass|Speaker|frigate|0 frigate built for the navy of the Commonwealth of England by Phineas Pett II at Deptford, and launched in 1653.Between 11 June and 14 June 1666 Essex fought at the Four Days Battle. On… …   Wikipedia

  • HMS Essex (1901) — HMS Essex was a Monmouth class armoured cruiser of the British Royal Navy. She was built at Pembroke Dock and launched on August 29 1901. She served in the First World War with most of her sisters, and survived to be sold for scrap on November 8… …   Wikipedia

  • HMS Essex (1679) — HMS Essex was a 70 gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched at Blackwall in 1679.She was rebuilt at Rotherhithe in 1700, retaining her 70 gun armament. She underwent a second rebuild in 1713, and on 20 May 1736 she was ordered… …   Wikipedia

  • HMS Essex (1760) — HMS Essex was a 64 gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 28 August 1760 at Rotherhithe.She was on harbour service from 1777, and was sold out of the service in 1799.NotesReferences *Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the… …   Wikipedia

  • HMS Essex (1901) — «Эссекс» HMS Essex …   Википедия

  • Essex (Begriffsklärung) — Essex bezeichnet: den Earl of Essex, ein erblicher britischer Adelstitel Essex hat in Großbritannien weitere verschiedene Bedeutungen: Essex – eine Grafschaft Königreich Essex – ein frühenglisches Königreich University of Essex – Universität in… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Essex (disambiguation) — Essex is the name of a county in England, named after the ancient Kingdom of Essex. A number of places and things have been named after it.* In the United Kingdom: ** Essex (UK Parliament constituency) ** Essex University ** Essex County Cricket… …   Wikipedia

  • 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.hips*HMS|Essex|1760|6:Builder: Wells and Stanton, Rotherhithe:Ordered: 31 January 1759:Launched: 28 August 1760:Fate: Sold… …   Wikipedia

  • HMS Cherub (1806) — HMS Cherub was an 18 gun Royal Navy sloop of war built in Dover in 1806. Cherub was stationed in the West Indies and took part in the capture of Guadeloupe in 1810 and remained on the Leeward Islands station until 1812. That year she returned to… …   Wikipedia

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