British Fifth Rate frigate 'Essex' (1814)

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Essex
Nominal Guns	36	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	American Fifth Rate frigate 'Essex' (1799) (32) 1799-1814 American 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate
Captured	28.3.1814	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Salem - Massachusetts	DANFS
Designed by	William HackettAmerican Designer Ship Builder	DANFS
Constructor	Enos BriggsAmerican Ship Builder Service 1746	BWAS-1793
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Sold	6.7.1837	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck138' 7"Imperial Feet42.0671
Length of Keel117' 2 ⅞"Imperial Feet35.6838
Breadth37' 3 ½"Imperial Feet11.2903
Depth in Hold11' 9"Imperial Feet3.5814
Burthen867 ²²⁄₉₄Tons BM
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentDANFS
Length of Gundeck140' 0"Imperial Feet42.672
Breadth31' 0"Imperial Feet9.4488
Depth in Hold12' 3"Imperial Feet3.6957
Burthen850Tons BM

Armament

1814Broadside Weight = 467 Imperial Pound ( 211.7845 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck26 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck12 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 9-Pounder

Service History

DateEventSource
1814Never fitted for sea after arrival in EnglandBWAS-1793
1817Reclassed as a 42-gun shipBWAS-1793
2.1817Refitted as a 42 gun Fifth Rate Frigate
7.6.1819Reclassed as a TroopshipBWAS-1793
7.6.1819Refitted as a 22 gun Unrated Troop Ship
10.1823Hulked as a convict ship at CorkBWAS-1793
10.1823Refitted as a Other Vessels Prison hulk
6.7.1837Sold for £1,230BWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

DANFSUnknown, Web Site

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