Essex class ship of the line

Class overview

Name:	Essex
Operators:	Royal Navy
Succeeded by:	St Albans class
In service:	28 August 1760 - 1799
Completed:	2
General characteristics
Type:	Ship of the line
Length:	158 ft (48 m) (gundeck) 129 ft 9 in (39.55 m) (keel)
Beam:	44 ft 2 in (13.46 m)
Propulsion:	Sails
Armament:	64 guns: Gundeck: 26 × 24-pounders Upper gundeck: 26 × 18-pounders Quarterdeck: 10 × 4-pounders Forecastle: 2 × 9-pounders
Notes:	Ships in class include: Essex, Africa

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.