Alfred-class ship of the line

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HMS 'Warrior' protecting a convoy passing Reefness, September 1807 RMG BHC0578.tiff
HMS Warrior (centre) off Reefness in September 1807
Class overview
NameAlfred class
Operators
Preceded by Culloden class
Succeeded by Ganges class
In service8 October 1778 – 1857
Completed4
General characteristics
Type Ship of the line
Length
  • 169 ft (52 m) (gundeck)
  • 138 ft 5¼ in (42.3 m) (keel)
Beam47 ft 2 in (14.38 m)
PropulsionSails
Armament
  • 74 guns:
  • Gundeck: 28 × 32-pounders
  • Upper gundeck: 28 × 18-pounders
  • Quarterdeck: 14 × 9-pounders
  • Forecastle: 4 × 9-pounders
NotesShips in class include: Alexander, Alfred, Warrior, Montague

The Alfred-class ships of the line were a class of four 74-gun third rates for the Royal Navy by Sir John Williams. [1] [2] They were an enlarged version of the Royal Oak class. [3]

Contents

Ships

Builder: Deptford Dockyard
Ordered: 21 July 1773
Launched: 8 October 1778
Fate: Broken up, 1819
Builder: Chatham Dockyard
Ordered: 13 August 1772
Launched: 22 October 1778
Fate: Broken up, 1814
Builder: Portsmouth Dockyard
Ordered: 13 July 1773
Launched: 18 October 1781
Fate: Broken up, 1857
Builder: Chatham Dockyard
Ordered: 16 July 1774
Laid Down: 30 January 1775
Launched: 28 August 1779
Completed for Sea: 23 September 1779
Fate: Broken up, 1818

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 Lavery The Ship of the Line – Volume 1
  2. 1 2 Lyon The Sailing Navy List
  3. 1 2 3 Winfield British Warships of the Age of Sail 1714–1792

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