&sq=&lang=&file=File:John_Cleveley_the_Younger,_Launch_of_HMS_Alexander_at_Deptford_in_1778.jpg) Launch of HMS Alexander at Deptford in 1778 (BHC1875), by John Cleveley the Younger (NMM) - HMS Alexander is the ship still on the slipway, centre background
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| History | |
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| Name | HMS Alexander |
| Ordered | 21 July 1773 |
| Builder | Deptford Dockyard |
| Laid down | 6 April 1774 |
| Launched | 8 October 1778 |
| Captured | 6 November 1794, by French Navy |
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| Name | Alexandre |
| Acquired | 6 November 1794 |
| Captured | 22 June 1795, by Royal Navy |
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| Name | HMS Alexander |
| Acquired | 22 June 1795 |
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| Fate | Broken up, 1819 |
| General characteristics [2] | |
| Class and type | Alfred-class ship of the line |
| Type | Third rate |
| Tons burthen | 1621 (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 |
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HMS Alexander was a 74-gun third-rate of the Royal Navy. She was launched at Deptford Dockyard on 8 October 1778.[2] During her career she was captured by the French, and later recaptured by the British. She fought at the Nile in 1798, and was broken up in 1819. She was named after Alexander the Great.
- ^ "No. 21077". The London Gazette. 15 March 1850. pp. 791–792.
- ^ a b Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 180.