HMS Essex - 2 reference results
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 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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