HMS Alcide (1779)
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Name | HMS Alcide |
Ordered | 31 August 1774 |
Builder | Deptford Dockyard |
Laid down | 4 June 1776 |
Launched | 30 July 1779 |
Fate | Broken up, 1817 |
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General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | Albion-class ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 1625 |
Length | 168 ft (51 m) (gundeck) |
Depth of hold | 18 ft 10 in (5.74 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full rigged ship |
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HMS Alcide, the French and Italian version of "Alcides", another name for Heracles, 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
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.