Alfred class ship of the line

Alfred class ship of the line

The "Alfred"-class ships of the line were a class of four 74-gun third rates for the Royal Navy by Sir John Williams.Lavery "The Ship of the Line - Volume 1"] Lyon "The Sailing Navy List"] They were an enlarged version of the "Royal Oak" class.Winfield "British Warships of the Age of Sail 1714-1792]

hips

*HMS|Alexander|1778|6 :Builder: Deptford Dockyard:Ordered: 21 July 1773:Launched: 8 October 1778:Fate: Broken up, 1819

*HMS|Alfred|1778|6 :Builder: Chatham Dockyard:Ordered: 13 August 1772:Launched: 22 October 1778:Fate: Broken up, 1814

*HMS|Warrior|1781|6 :Builder: Portsmouth Dockyard:Ordered: 13 July 1773:Launched: 18 October 1781:Fate: Broken up, 1857

*HMS|Montague|1779|6 :Builder: Chatham Dockyard:Ordered: 16 July 1774:Laid Down: 30 January 1775:Launched: 28 August 1779:Completed for Sea: 23 September 1779:Fate: Broken up, 1818

* A fifth ship "Edgar" was also ordered (16 July 1774) to this design, but on 25 August 1774 was altered to the modified "Arrogant" design.

Notes

References


* Lavery, Brian, "The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850, 1983, ISBN 0-85177-252-8
* Lyon, David, "The Sailing Navy List, All the Ships of the Royal Navy - Built, Purchased and Captured 1688-1860", pub Conway Maritime Press, 1993, ISBN 0-85177-617-5
* Winfield, Rif, "British Warships of the Age of Sail 1714-1792: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates", pub Seaforth, 2007, ISBN 1-86176-295-X

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