British Third Rate ship of the line 'Alexandre' (1806)

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Alexandre
Nominal Guns	80	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Third Rate ship of the line 'L'Alexandre' (1799) (84) 1799-1806 French 84 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line 1803 Renamed "Alexandre"
Captured	6.2.1806	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Brest Dockyard - Brest	E-WIKI
Ship Class	Tonnant Class (1787)	E-WIKI
Designed by	Jacques-Noël SanéFrench Naval Sailor Designer Ship Builder Administrator Service 1758-1836	E-WIKI
Constructor	Leon-Michel GuignaceFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1751-1802	E-WIKI
Category	Third Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Sold	16.5.1822	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck195' 2"Imperial Feet59.4365
Length of Keel158' 11 ⅜"Imperial Feet48.1679
Breadth51' 4 ²⁄₂"Imperial Feet15.5702
Depth in Hold23' 2"Imperial Feet7.0273
Burthen2,231 ⁴⁹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

2.1806Broadside Weight = 982 Imperial Pound ( 445.337 kg)BWAS-1793
Lower Gun Deck28 British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck10 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck4 British 12-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 12-Pounder
Roundhouse6 British 18-Pound Carronade

Service History

DateEventSource
11.5.1806Arrived at PlymouthBWAS-1793
1808Refitted as a Other Vessels Powder Hulk
1808fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
16.5.1822Sold to Sedger at Plymouth for £4,600BWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

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