Alfred | |
History | |
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Great Britain | |
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 |
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]
She fought at the Battle of Cape St Vincent in 1780.
She was at the Battle of Saint Kitts , also known as the Battle of Frigate Bay, that took place on 25 and 26 January 1782 during the American Revolutionary War between a British fleet under Rear-Admiral Sir Samuel Hood and a larger French fleet under the Comte de Grasse. In the Battle of the Saintes on 9 April 1782 she led Hood's van squadron at the head of the fleet, impudently crossing in front of the French fleet in a taunting fashion. [2] The article on the Second Battle of Copenhagen (1807? ) shows her as being under the command of Captain John Bligh. Other sources show that William “Bounty Bastard” Bligh was present at this battle in a ship equipped with the newer carronade guns intended for close quarter anti-personnel work.
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. [3]
Alfred was broken up in 1814. [1]
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