British Third Rate ship of the line 'Alcide' (1755)

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Alcide

2967
Nominal Guns64B028
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
PreviouslyFrench Third Rate ship of the line 'L'Alcide' (1743) (64)
Captured8.6.1755B028
First Commissioned4.4.1757B028
ShipyardBrest - Brittany BWAS-1714
Ship ClassMars ClassBWAS-1714
ConstructorJoseph-Louis OllivierNNF-1715
CategoryThird RateB028
Ship TypeShip of the Line B028
Sailing RigShip RiggedB028
Sold27.5.1772B028

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck159' 0"Imperial Feet48.4632 
Length of Keel128' 4 ½"Imperial Feet39.0271 
Breadth44' 10 ¼"Imperial Feet13.4176 
Depth in Hold18' 2 ⅜"Imperial Feet5.4959 
Burthen1,373 75⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


4.1757Broadside Weight = 510 Imperial Pound ( 231.285 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck26 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck6 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle4 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
4.1757500EstablishmentBWAS-1714

2 Commanding Officers


DatesRankNameSource
4.4.1757 - 22.9.1759CaptainJames Douglas (1703-1787) ADM 6/18/378BWAS-171422.9.1759 - 7.9.1763CaptainThomas Hankerson (c.1712-1780) ADM 6/19/270
Issued by Charles Saunders (1713-1775), North America
Commission confirmed 27.1.1760BWAS-1714

Service History


DateEventSource
20.2.1757

Arrived in Portsmouth

BWAS-1714
26.3.1757Purchased at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £23325.5.0dBWAS-1714
7.1757fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £10202.4.9dBWAS-1714
5.6.1758Raid on Saint-Malo
15.9.1758Took the Flûte Le Robuste (24) , 20 leagues to the Westward of Cape FinisterreBG
7.1.1762Operations against Martinique
6.6.1762Operations against Havana
7.9.1763Paid offADM 51
7.1764

Surveyed but not repaired

BWAS-1714
27.5.1772

Sold at Portsmouth for £1,510

BWAS-1714

 
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