::::  Napoleonic Ships & American War of Independence - UNITED STATES
Essex
Code - NPA03
£3.50  
Qty
Class - 32
Description - U.S.S. ESSEX 32 GUN SHIP American 5th Rate of 1799. Captured by the Royal Navy in 1814 and served in the Royal Navy as a 42 gun ship until sold in 1837. Armament(1812) 40 x 32 pdr carronades 6 x long 18pdr cannon ( R.N.) 26 x 18 pdr, 2 x 9 pdr 14 x 32 pdr carronades Crew 320 Colour scheme. Black sides with white band along gun ports. Deck – scrubbed wood. Bulwarks – Red.