| Alcide | 371 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 74 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | BWAS-1714 | |
| Operator | The Royal Navy | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ordered | 1774/08/31 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Keel Laid Down | 1776/06/14 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Named | 1774/09/16 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Launched | 1779/07/30 | BWAS-1714 | |
| How acquired | Purpose built | BWAS-1714 | |
| Shipyard | Deptford Dockyard | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ship Class | Albion Class - Modified | BWAS-1714 | |
| Designed by | Thomas Slade | BWAS-1714 | |
| Constructor | Adam Hayes | BWAS-1714 | |
| Category | Third Rate | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ship Type | Ship of the Line | BWAS-1714 | |
| Broken Up | 1817/04 | BWAS-1714 | |
Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | BWAS-1714 |
| Length of Gundeck | 168' 0" | Imperial Feet | 51.2064 | Length of Keel | 139' 1 ¼" | Imperial Feet | 42.399 | Breadth | 46' 10 ⅜" | Imperial Feet | 14.2843 | Depth in Hold | 18' 10" | Imperial Feet | 5.7404 | Draught Forward | 11' 7" | Imperial Feet | 3.5306 | Draught Aft | 16' 2" | Imperial Feet | 4.9276 | Burthen | 1,625 6⁄94 | Imperial Feet | 0.0016 |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1779/07/30 | 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 | ||
| Crew Complement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | # of Men | Notes | Source |
| 1760/04/24 | 550 | Design Complement | |
| Flag Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1793/03 | 1794/04/11 | Commodore | Robert Linzee | BWAS-1714 |
| 1794/04/12 | 1794/08 | Rear-Admiral of the White | Robert Linzee | BWAS-1714 |
| 1794/10 | 1794/11 | Vice-Admiral of the White | Philips Cosby | BWAS-1714 |
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1779/07 | 1780/08 | Captain | John Brisbane | BWAS-1714 |
| 1780/08 | 1783/07 | Captain | Charles Thompson | BWAS-1714 |
| 1787/10 | 1790 | Captain | Benjamin Caldwell | BWAS-1714 |
| 1790/10 | 1792/12 | Captain | Sir Andrew Snape Douglas | BWAS-1714 |
| 1793/02/09 | 1794/06 | Captain | John Woodley | BWAS-1714 |
| 1794/06 | 1794/08 | Captain | Thomas Revell Shivers | BWAS-1714 |
| 1794/08 | 1794/11 | Captain | Sir Thomas Byard | BWAS-1714 |
| Crewmen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1792/12 | 1794 | Servant | William Henry Boyce | NBD1849 |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1779/09/13 | Completed at Deptford Dockyard at a cost of £38164.14.7d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1780/01/08 | Present at the Attack on the Caracas Convoy | |
| 1780/04 | Began coppering and fitting at Plymouth Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1780/06 | Completed coppering and fitting at Plymouth Dockyard at a cost of £5964.4.9d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1780/06/20 | Sailed for the Leeward Islands | BWAS-1714 |
| 1780/09 | Sailed to New York | BWAS-1714 |
| 1781/08 | Sailed to North America | BWAS-1714 |
| 1781/09/05 | Present at the Battle of the Chesapeake | |
| 1781/11/11 | Sailed rom Sandy Hook | BWAS-1714 |
| 1781/12/05 | Arrived at Barbados | BWAS-1714 |
| 1782/01/25 | Present at the Battle of Saint Kitts | |
| 1782/02/03 | At St Eustatius | BWAS-1714 |
| 1782/04/12 | Present at the Battle of the Saintes | |
| 1782/04/26 | Sailed from Jamaica for home | BWAS-1714 |
| 1782/05/09 | Arrived at New York | BWAS-1714 |
| 1782/07/21 | Sailed to America | BWAS-1714 |
| 1782/10/24 | Sailed from New York | BWAS-1714 |
| 1783/07 | Paid off | BWAS-1714 |
| 1784/07 | Began small repair at Portsmouth Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1784/12 | Completed small repair at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £15389.2.2d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1787/10 | Recommissioned as a guard ship at Portsmouth | BWAS-1714 |
| 1790/05 | fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1793/01 | fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1793/03 | fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £12309.0.0d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1793/04/22 | Sailed for the Mediterranean | BWAS-1714 |
| 1794/11 | Paid off and laid up at Portsmouth | BWAS-1714 |
| 1795/03/14 | Present at the Action off Genoa | |
| 1802 | Listed as a receiving ship | BWAS-1714 |
| 1817/04 | Broken up at Portsmouth | BWAS-1714 |
| Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Description | Author | Type |
| BWAS-1714 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792 | Rif Winfield | Book |
| NBD1849 | A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849 | O'Brien | Digital Book |