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USS Essex

Ship
The first USS Essex of the United States Navy was a 36-gun or 32-gun sailing frigate that participated in the Quasi-War with France, the First Barbary War, and in the War of 1812. The British captured her in 1814 and she then served as HMS Essex... Wikipedia
Launched: September 30, 1799
Builder: Enos Briggs
Captured: 28 March 1814
Depth of hold: 11 ft 9 in (3.6 m)
Length: Overall: 138 ft 7 in (42.2 m); Keel:117 ft 2+7⁄8 in (35.7 m)
Sail plan: Full-rigged ship
Speed: 11.4 knots (21.1 km/h; 13.1 mph)