French ship Alcide (1742)
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| Career (France) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | Alcide |
| Ordered: | October 1741 |
| Builder: | Brest Naval Dockyard |
| Laid down: | March 1742 |
| Launched: | 6 December 1743 |
| Commissioned: | 1744 |
| Captured: | 8 June 1755, by Royal Navy |
| Career (Great Britain) |  |
| Name: | HMS Alcide |
| Acquired: | 8 June 1755 |
| Fate: | Sold, 1772 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type: | 64-gun third rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1373.8 tons (1397.1 tonnes) |
| Length: |
159 ft (48 m) (gundeck); 128 ft 4.5 in (39.129 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 44 ft 10.25 in (13.6716 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 18 ft 2.375 in (5.54673 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: | 64 guns of various weights of shot |
For other ships of the same name, see French ship Alcide and HMS Alcide.
Alcide was a 64-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, launched in 1742.
On 8 June 1755, Alcide was captured by HMS Dunkirk and HMS Torbay of Vice-Admiral Edward Boscawen's squadron, and commissioned into the Royal Navy in 1757 as the Third rate HMS Alcide.
HMS Alcide was sold out of the navy in May 1772.
Notes
- ↑ Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 178.
References
- Lavery, Brian, The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press, 2003. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.
- Winfield, Rif, British Warships in the Age of Sail, 1714-1792: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth Publishing, 2007. ISBN 978-1-84415-700-6.
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