Alfred-class ship of the line

HMS Warrior serving as a convoy escort in 1807
Class overview
NameAlfred class
Operators
Preceded byCulloden class
Succeeded byGanges class
In service8 October 1778 – 1857
Completed4
General characteristics
TypeShip 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]

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