HMS Alcide (1779)

Battle of St Kitts
History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Alcide
Ordered	31 August 1774
Builder	Deptford Dockyard
Laid down	4 June 1776
Launched	30 July 1779
Fate	Broken up, 1817
Notes	Participated in: Battle of Cape St Vincent Battle of Martinique Battle of St. Kitts Battle of the Saintes
General characteristics [1]
Class and type	Albion-class ship of the line
Tons burthen	1625
Length	168 ft (51 m) (gundeck)
Depth of hold	18 ft 10 in (5.74 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	Gundeck: 28 × 32-pounder guns Upper gundeck: 28 × 18-pounder guns QD: 14 × 9-pounder guns Forecastle: 4 × 9-pounder guns

HMS Alcide, the French and Italian version of "Alcides", another name for Heracles, was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, designed by Sir Thomas Slade and built by Adam Hayes at Deptford Dockyard being launched on 30 July 1779.^[1]