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HMS Alcide (1779)

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History
Royal Navy EnsignUK
NameHMS Alcide
Ordered31 August 1774
BuilderDeptford Dockyard
Laid down4 June 1776
Launched30 July 1779
Honours and
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FateBroken up, 1817
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeAlbion-class ship of the line
Tons burthen1625 tons (1651.1 tonnes)
Length168 ft (51 m) (gundeck)
Depth of hold18 ft 10 in (5.74 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull rigged ship
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74 guns:
  • Gundeck: 28 × 32 pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 28 × 18 pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 14 × 9 pdrs
  • Forecastle: 4 × 9 pdrs
For other ships with the same name, see HMS Alcide.

HMS Alcide was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 30 July 1779 at Deptford Dockyard.[1]

She fought at the battles of Cape St Vincent and Martinique in 1780, and the battles of St. Kitts and the Saintes in 1782.

Alcide was broken up in 1817.[1]

Citations and notes

  1. ^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p180.

References

  • Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.
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