French Third Rate ship of the line 'L'Alexandre' (1794)

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L'Alexandre
Nominal Guns	74	BWAS-1714
Nationality	République Française
Operator	State Navy
Previously	British Third Rate ship of the line 'Alexander' (1778) (74)
Captured	6.11.1794	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Deptford Dockyard - Deptford	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Alfred Class
Designed by	John Williams (1700-?)	BWAS-1714
Constructor	Adam Hayes (d.1785)	BWAS-1714
Category	Third Rate	BWAS-1714
National Rate	Premier Rang	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Captured	23.6.1795	BWAS-1714
Becomes	British Third Rate ship of the line 'Alexander' (1795) (74)

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck169' 0"Imperial Feet51.5112
Length of Keel138' 5 ⅛"Imperial Feet42.0656
Breadth46' 11"Imperial Feet14.025
Depth in Hold20' 0"Imperial Feet6.096
Draught Forward11' 8"Imperial Feet3.556
Draught Aft16' 9 ½"Imperial Feet4.8895
Burthen1,620 ⁷¹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

6.11.1794Broadside Weight = 838 French Livre (904.3696 lbs 410.201 kg)BWAS-1793
Lower Gun Deck28 French 36-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck30 French 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck12 French 8-Pounder
Forecastle4 French 8-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1782700Design Complement

1 Commanding Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1795 - 23.6.1795Capitaine de VaisseauFrançois Charles Guillemet (1749/50-1820)FWIKI

Service History

DateEventSource
16.6.1795First Battle of Groix
23.6.1795Action of Ile Groix
23.6.1795Taken by the British at the Action of Ile Groix

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

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