| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Alexander |
| Owner | Charles Forbes & Co. |
| Builder | Bombay |
| Launched | 1803 |
| Fate | Wrecked 27 March 1815 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 600, or 746[1] (bm) |
| Propulsion | Sail |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Complement | 140 or 150 |
Alexander was a merchant vessel launched at Bombay in 1803. She was shipwrecked in 1815 while on passage from Bombay to London two miles (3 km) from the Isle of Portland on the Dorset coast in the English Channel. Only five of the ship's 140 (or 150) crew and passengers survived the disaster.
- ^ Phipps (1840), p. 168.