British Third Rate ship of the line 'Alcide' (1755)

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Alcide
Nominal Guns	64	B028
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Third Rate ship of the line 'L'Alcide' (1743) (64) 1743-1755 French 64 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line
Captured	8.6.1755	B028
First Commissioned	4.4.1757	B028
Shipyard	Brest - Brittany	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Mars Class (1740)	BWAS-1714
Constructor	Joseph-Louis OllivierFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1727-1771	NNF-1715
Category	Third Rate	B028
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Sold	27.5.1772	B028

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck159' 0"Imperial Feet48.4632
Length of Keel128' 4 ½"Imperial Feet39.0271
Breadth44' 10 ¼"Imperial Feet13.4176
Depth in Hold18' 2 ⅜"Imperial Feet5.4959
Burthen1,373 ⁷⁵⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

4.1757Broadside Weight = 510 Imperial Pound ( 231.285 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck26 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck6 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle4 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
4.1757500EstablishmentBWAS-1714

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
4.4.1757 - 22.9.1759Captain ADM 6/18/378BWAS-171422.9.1759 - 7.9.1763Captain ADM 6/19/270
Issued by , North America
Confirmed 27.1.1760BWAS-1714

4 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
4.4.1757 - 20.10.1757Second Lieutenant ADM 6/18/380ADM 6/1820.10.1757 - 12.9.1759First Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/18/447ADM 6/1820.10.1757 - 31.8.1759Fourth Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/18/447ADM 6/1822.10.1759 - 4.11.1762Third Lieutenant ADM 6/19/221
Issued by
Confirmed 18.12.1760ADM 6/19

Service History

DateEventSource
20.2.1757

Arrived in Portsmouth

BWAS-1714
26.3.1757Purchased at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £23325.5.0dBWAS-1714
7.1757fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £10202.4.9dBWAS-1714
5.6.1758Raid on Saint-Malo
15.9.1758Took the Flûte , 20 leagues to the Westward of Cape FinisterreBG
6.1759Seige of Quebec
7.1.1762Operations against Martinique
6.6.1762Operations against Havana
7.9.1763Paid offADM 51
7.1764

Surveyed but not repaired

BWAS-1714
27.5.1772

Sold at Portsmouth for £1,510

BWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 51 Archive

ADM 6/18 Archive

ADM 6/19 Archive

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BGOfficial, Web Site

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

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