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HMS Essex (1679) (2nd)
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This the second ship to carry the name HMS Essex was a third
rate, 70-gun, ship-of-the-line. Built by Johnson of Blackwall, launched 1679, 150ft long, 40ft wide and of 1,059 tons builders measurement (bm). Rebuilt at Rotherhithe 1700 as 1,090 tons bm and 64-guns. Wrecked 21-Nov-1760 while in action at Quiberon Bay. Won the Battle Honour: Barfleur 1692, Vigo 1702, Gibraltar 1704, Velez Malaga 1704, Passero 1718 and Quiberon Bay 1759.
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