Alfred class ship of the line
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Alfred |
| Operators: |  Royal Navy French Navy |
| Preceded by: | Culloden-class |
| Succeeded by: | Ganges-class |
| In service: | 8 October 1778 - 1857 |
| Completed: | 4 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Ship of the line |
| Length: |
169 ft (51.5 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 47 ft 2 in (14.4 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Armament: |
74 guns:
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| Notes: | Ships 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]
Ships
- Builder: Deptford Dockyard
- Ordered: 21 July 1773
- Launched: 8 October 1778
- Fate: Broken up, 1819
- Builder: Chatham Dockyard
- Ordered: 13 August 1772
- Launched: 22 October 1778
- Fate: Broken up, 1814
- Builder: Portsmouth Dockyard
- Ordered: 13 July 1773
- Launched: 18 October 1781
- Fate: Broken up, 1857
- Builder: Chatham Dockyard
- Ordered: 16 July 1774
- Laid Down: 30 January 1775
- Launched: 28 August 1779
- Completed for Sea: 23 September 1779
- Fate: Broken up, 1818
- A fifth ship Edgar was also ordered (16 July 1774) to this design, but on 25 August 1774 was altered to the modified Arrogant design.[3]
Notes
References
- Lavery, Brian, The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850, 1983, ISBN 0-85177-252-8
- Lyon, David, The Sailing Navy List, All the Ships of the Royal Navy - Built, Purchased and Captured 1688-1860, pub Conway Maritime Press, 1993, ISBN 0-85177-617-5
- Winfield, Rif, British Warships of the Age of Sail 1714-1792: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates, pub Seaforth, 2007, ISBN 1-86176-295-X
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