HMS Exeter (1763)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Exeter.

HMS Exeter was a 64-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 26 July 1763 at Chatham Dockyard.

History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Exeter
Ordered	13 January 1761
Builder	Henniker, Chatham
Launched	26 July 1763
Fate	Burned, 1784
Notes	Participated in: Battle of Sadras Battle of Providien Battle of Negapatam Battle of Trincomalee Battle of Cuddalore
General characteristics
Class and type	Exeter-class ship of the line
Tons burthen	1,340 tons
Length	158 ft 9 in (48.39 m) (gundeck)
Beam	44 ft (13 m)
Depth of hold	19 ft 1 in (5.82 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	64 guns: Gundeck: 26 × 24 pdrs Upper gundeck: 26 × 18 pdrs Quarterdeck: 10 × 4 pdrs Forecastle: 2 × 9 pdrs

In 1782, Exeter was involved in the battles of Sadras, Providien, Negapatam and Trincomalee, and the Battle of Cuddalore in 1783.

In 1783, after peace returned between France and England and the British squadron was recalled, Exeter ran aground arriving at the Cape of Good Hope. The French squadron under Suffren had been anchored there for a few days, and both the British and French ships launched their boats to provide assistance.

In 1784 she was found to be unseaworthy, and was burned.

References

• Cunat, Charles (1852). Histoire du Bailli de Suffren. Rennes: A. Marteville et Lefas. p. 447.
• Hennequin, Joseph François Gabriel (1835). Biographie maritime ou notices historiques sur la vie et les campagnes des marins célèbres français et étrangers (in French). Vol. 2. Paris: Regnault éditeur. pp. 289–332.
• O'Byrne, William R. (1849). "Stoddart, Pringle" . A Naval Biographical Dictionary. London: John Murray. p. 1123.
• Lavery, Brian (2003), The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850., vol. 1, Conway Maritime Press, ISBN 0-85177-252-8

External links

• HMS Exeter entry in the shipwreck database of the South African Heritage Resources Agency