| Alfred | 368 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 74 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | BWAS-1714 | |
| Operator | The Royal Navy | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ordered | 1772/08/13 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Keel Laid Down | 1772/11 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Named | 1772/09 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Launched | 1778/10/22 | BWAS-1714 | |
| How acquired | Purpose built | BWAS-1714 | |
| Shipyard | Chatham Dockyard | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ship Class | Alfred Class | BWAS-1714 | |
| Designed by | John Williams | BWAS-1714 | |
| Constructor | William Pownall | BWAS-1714 | |
| Category | Third Rate | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ship Type | Ship of the Line | BWAS-1714 | |
| Broken Up | 1814/05 | BWAS-1714 | |
Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | BWAS-1793 |
| Length of Gundeck | 169' 0" | Imperial Feet | 51.5112 | Length of Keel | 138' 5 ⅛" | Imperial Feet | 42.1926 | Breadth | 47' 2" | Imperial Feet | 14.3764 | Depth in Hold | 20' 0" | Imperial Feet | 6.096 | Draught Forward | 11' 3" | Imperial Feet | 3.429 | Draught Aft | 16' 6" | Imperial Feet | 5.0292 | Burthen | 1,638 37⁄94 | Tons BM |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1778 | Broadside Weight = 781 Imperial Pound ( 354.1835 kg) | BWAS-1714 | ||
| Lower Gun Deck | 28 | British 32-Pounder | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 28 | British 18-Pounder | ||
| Quarterdeck | 14 | British 9-Pounder | ||
| Forecastle | 4 | British 9-Pounder | ||
| 1810 | Broadside Weight = 888 Imperial Pound ( 402.708 kg) | BWAS-1714 | ||
| Lower Gun Deck | 28 | British 24-Pounder | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 28 | British 24-Pounder | ||
| Quarterdeck | 10 | British 24-Pound Carronade | ||
| Quarterdeck | 2 | British 24-Pounder | ||
| Forecastle | 2 | British 24-Pounder | ||
| Forecastle | 4 | British 24-Pound Carronade | ||
| Crew Complement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | # of Men | Notes | Source |
| 1778 | 600 | Establishment | BWAS-1714 |
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1778/10 | 1782/04/09 | Captain | William Bayne† | BWAS-1714 |
| 1782/04/12 | 1783/07 | Captain | Thomas Dumaresq | BWAS-1714 |
| 1790/07 | Unknown | Captain | Henry Harvey | BWAS-1714 |
| 1790/10 | Unknown | Captain | John Nicholson Inglefield | BWAS-1714 |
| 1791/08 | 1792 | Captain | Thomas West | BWAS-1714 |
| 1792 | 1794 | Captain | John Bazely | BWAS-1714 |
| 1796/02 | 1797/01 | Captain | Thomas Drury | BWAS-1714 |
| 1807/03 | 1809/03 | Captain | John Bligh | BWAS-1714 |
| 1809/03 | Unknown | Captain | Joshua Rowley Watson | BWAS-1714 |
| 1809/05 | 1811/08 | Captain | John Hayes | BWAS-1714 |
| 1811/08 | 1812/11 | Captain | Joshua Sydney Horton | BWAS-1714 |
| Commissioned Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1809/02/07 | 1810/05/09 | Lieutenant | James Brasier | NBD1849 |
| 1810/11/04 | 1811/04/23 | Lieutenant | John Donaldson Boswall | NBD1849 |
| Crewmen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1792/11/18 | 1794/07 | Servant | Young Appleby | NBD1849 |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1779 | In Charles Hardy's Fleet | |
| 1779/01 | Completed at Chatham Dockyard at a cost of £39170.14.2d | |
| 1780/04/17 | Present at the Battle of Martinique | |
| 1780/05 | coppering and fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £6134.12.9d | |
| 1780/10/26 | Sailed for the Leeward Islands | BWAS-1793 |
| 1781/08 | In Drake's squadron at Tobago | |
| 1781/08 | Sailed for America with Samuel Hood | |
| 1781/09/05 | Present at the Battle of the Chesapeake | |
| 1781/12/05 | Arrived in the West Indies with Hood | |
| 1782/01/25 | Present at the Battle of Saint Kitts | |
| 1782/04/12 | Present at the Battle of the Saintes | |
| 1782/07/21 | Sailed for America | BWAS-1793 |
| 1783/04/26 | Left Jamaica for home | BWAS-1793 |
| 1783/07 | Paid off | BWAS-1793 |
| 1783/07 | Began small repair at Chatham Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1785/04 | Completed small repair at Chatham Dockyard at a cost of £15063.12.0d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1790/07 | Fitted for sea and recommissioned | BWAS-1793 |
| 1791/08 | Recommissioned as guard ship in the Medway | BWAS-1793 |
| 1794/06/01 | Present at the Glorious 1st of June | |
| 1794/11 | Paid off | BWAS-1793 |
| 1795/05 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1793 |
| 1796/01 | Began making good defects at Plymouth Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1796/02 | Completed making good defects at Plymouth Dockyard at a cost of £18105.0.0d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1796/02/24 | Sailed for the Leeward Islands | BWAS-1793 |
| 1796/03 | Took the Fifth Rate Corvette La Favorite off Finisterre | |
| 1796/07/12 | Took the Fifth Rate Frigate Renommée off San Domingo | |
| 1796/12/16 | Took the Privateer La Décidée off Martinique | |
| 1797 | At Jamaica | BWAS-1793 |
| 1798/01/20 | Took the Privateer Rencontre off Dominica | |
| 1798/02/16 | Took the Unrated Scipion at Basse Terre | |
| 1798/08 | Paid off | BWAS-1793 |
| 1800 | In use as a hospital ship at Plymouth | BWAS-1793 |
| 1800 | Re-classed as a UnratedHospital Ship | |
| 1807/01 | Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1807/03 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1793 |
| 1807/03 | Re-classed as a 74 gun Third RateShip of the Line | |
| 1807/04 | Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard at a cost of £32444.0.0d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1807/08/15 | Present at the Second Battle of Copenhagen | |
| 1808/02/04 | Sailed for Portugal | BWAS-1793 |
| 1809/11/08 | Sailed for the Leeward Islands | BWAS-1793 |
| 1810/09/25 | Sailed for the Mediterranean | BWAS-1793 |
| 1811/08 | In the Mediterranean | BWAS-1793 |
| 1812/11 | Paid off into Ordinary | BWAS-1793 |
| 1814/05 | Broken up at Porstmouth | BWAS-1793 |
| Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Description | Author | Type |
| BWAS-1714 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792 | Rif Winfield | Book |
| BWAS-1793 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793 - 1817 | Rif Winfield | Book |
| NBD1849 | A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849 | O'Brien | Digital Book |