French ship Alcide (1742)
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| Career (France) |  |
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| Name: | Alcide |
| Launched: | 1742 |
| Captured: | 8 June 1755, by Royal Navy |
| Career (Great Britain) |  |
| Name: | HMS Alcide |
| Acquired: | 8 June 1755 |
| Fate: | Sold, 1772 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type: | 64-gun third rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1375 tons (1397.1 tonnes) |
| Length: | 159 ft (48 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 44 ft 10½ in (13.68 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 18 ft 2¾ in (5.56 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: | 64 guns of various weights of shot |
For other ships with the same name, see French ship Alcide and HMS Alcide.
Alcide was a 64-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, launched in 1742.
On 8 June 1755, Alcide was captured by ships of Vice-Admiral Edward Boscawen's squadron, and commissioned into the Royal Navy as the third rate HMS Alcide.
HMS Alcide was sold out of the navy in 1772.
[edit] Notes
- ^ Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1. p178.
[edit] References
- Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.
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