HMS Alfred (1778)
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HMS Alfred (1778)
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| History | |
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 UK | |
| Name: | HMS Alfred |
| Ordered: | 13 August 1772 |
| Builder: |
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| Laid down: | November 1772 at Chatham Dockyard |
| Launched: | 22 October 1778 |
| Fate: | Broken up, 1814 |
| Notes: |
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| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type: | Alfred-class ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1638 (bm) |
| Length: | 169 ft (52 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 47 ft 2 in (14.38 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 20 ft (6.1 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: |
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HMS Alfred was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 22 October 1778 at Chatham Dockyard.[1]
Career[edit]
She fought at the Battle of Cape St Vincent in 1780.
Lloyd's List reported on 17 May 1795 that Alfred had captured a French 22-gun corvette off Cape Finisterre. The corvette had been sailing to the West Indies and Alfred took her into Barbados.[2]
Fate[edit]
Alfred was broken up in 1814.[1]
Citations and references[edit]
Citations
^ abc Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 180.
^ Lloyd's List №2820.
References
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ISBN 0-85177-252-8.
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