Alfred, 74 Guns
| Details | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nationality | British |  |
| Royal Navy | The Royal Navy | |
| Ordered | 1772/08/13 | B057 |
| Laid Down | 1772/11/00 | B057 |
| Named | 1772/09/00 | B057 |
| Launched | 1778/10/22 | B057 |
| Shipyard | Chatham DY | B057 |
| Design Class | Alfred Class (1772) | |
| Designer | John Williams | B057 |
| Master Shipbuilder | William Pownall | B057 |
| Rate | Third Rate | |
| Type | Ship of the Line | |
| Out Service | 1814/05 | B057 |
| Fate | Broken Up | B057 |
| Dimensions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| B064 | Type | Metric | |
| Length of Gundeck | 169' 0" | Imperial Feet | 51.51 |
| Length of Keel | 138' 51/8" | Imperial Feet | 42.19 |
| Breadth | 47' 2" | Imperial Feet | 14.38 |
| Depth in Hold | 20' 0" | Imperial Feet | 6.1 |
| Draught Forward | 11' 3" | Imperial Feet | 3.43 |
| Draught Aft | 16' 6" | Imperial Feet | 5.03 |
| Burthen | 1,63837/94 | Tons BM | |
| Armament | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1778 | B057 | Broadside Weight = 781 |
| 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 | B057 | Broadside Weight = 888 |
| Lower Gun Deck | 28 | British 24-Pounder |
| Upper Gun Deck | 28 | British 24-Pounder |
| Quarterdeck | 2 | British 24-Pounder |
| Quarterdeck | 10 | British 24-Pound Carronade |
| Forecastle | 4 | British 24-Pound Carronade |
| Forecastle | 2 | British 24-Pounder |
| Crew Complement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Men | Notes | Source |
| 1778 | 600 | Establishment | B057 |
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date From | Date to | Rank/Position | Name | Source |
| 1778/10 | 1782/04/09 | Captain | William Bayne | B057 |
| 1782/04/12 | 1783/07 | Captain | Thomas Dumaresq | B057 |
| 1790/07 | Unknown | Captain | Henry Harvey | B057 |
| 1790/10 | Unknown | Captain | John Nicholson Inglefield | B057 |
| 1791/08 | 1792 | Captain | Thomas West | B057 |
| 1792 | 1794 | Captain | John Bazely | B057 |
| 1796/02 | 1797/01 | Captain | Thomas Drury | B057 |
| 1807/03 | 1809/03 | Captain | John Bligh | B057 |
| 1809/03 | Unknown | Captain | Joshua Rowley Watson | B057 |
| 1809/05 | 1811/08 | Captain | John Hayes | B057 |
| 1811/08 | 1812/11 | Captain | Joshua Sydney Horton | B057 |
| Commissioned Officers | ||||
| Date From | Date to | Rank/Position | Name | Source |
| 1810/11/04 | 1811/04/23 | Lieutenant | John Donaldson Boswall | B080 |
| Crew | ||||
| Date From | Date to | Rank/Position | Name | Source |
| 1792/11/18 | 1794/07 | Servant | Young Appleby | B080 |
| Service Record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date | Notes | Source |
| 1779 | In Charles Hardy's Fleet | |
| 1779/01 | Completed at Chatham DY at a cost of £39,170.14.14d ,incuding fitting | |
| 1780/04/17 | Present at the Battle of Martinique | |
| 1780/05 | coppering and fitting at Portsmouth DY at a cost of £6,134.12.12d | |
| 1780/10/26 | Sailed for the Leeward Islands | B064 |
| 1781/08 | Sailed for America with Samuel Hood | |
| 1781/08 | In Drake's squadron at Tobago | |
| 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 | B064 |
| 1783/04/26 | Left Jamaica for home | B064 |
| 1783/07 | Paid off | B064 |
| 1783/07 | Began small repair at Chatham DY | B057 |
| 1785/04 | Completed small repair at a cost of £15,063.12.0d | B057 |
| 1790/07 | Fitted for sea and recommissioned | B064 |
| 1791/08 | Recommissioned as guard ship in the Medway | B064 |
| 1794/06/01 | Present at Glorious 1st of June, 8 wounded | |
| 1794/11 | Paid off | B064 |
| 1795/05 | Recommissioned | B064 |
| 1796/01 | Began making good defects at Plymouth DY | B057 |
| 1796/02 | Completed making good defects at a cost of £18,105.0.0d | B057 |
| 1796/02/24 | Sailed for the Leeward Islands | B064 |
| 1796/03 | Took La Favoriteoff Finisterre | |
| 1796/07/12 | Took République Françaiseoff San Domingo | |
| 1796/12/16 | Took the privateer Decideeoff Martinique | |
| 1797 | At Jamaica | B064 |
| 1798/01/20 | Took the privateer Rencontreoff Dominica | |
| 1798/02/16 | Took Scipionat Basse Terre | |
| 1798/08 | Paid off | B064 |
| 1800 | In use as a hospital ship at Plymouth | B064 |
| 1800 | Re-classified as a Unrated Hospital Ship of 0 guns | |
| 1807/01 | Began fitting at Plymouth DY | B057 |
| 1807/03 | Re-classified as a Third Rate Ship of the Line of 74 guns | |
| 1807/03 | Recommissioned | B064 |
| 1807/04 | Completed fitting at a cost of £32,444.0.0d | B057 |
| 1807/08/15 | Present at Second Battle of Copenhagen | |
| 1808/02/04 | Sailed for Portugal | B064 |
| 1809/11/08 | Sailed for the Leeward Islands | B064 |
| 1810/09/25 | Sailed for the Mediterranean | B064 |
| 1811/08 | In the Mediterranean | B064 |
| 1812/11 | Paid off into Ordinary | B064 |
| 1814/05 | Broken up at Porstmouth | B064 |
| Fleets | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fleet Title | Commander | Date From | Date To | Source |
| No Fleets Listed | ||||
| Actions & Battles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date | Source | |
| 1780/04/17 | Battle of Martinique | |
| 1781/09/05 | Battle of the Chesapeake | |
| 1782/01/25 | Battle of Saint Kitts | |
| 1782/04/12 | Battle of the Saintes | |
| 1794/06/01 | Glorious 1st of June | |
| 1807/08/15 | Second Battle of Copenhagen | |
| Notes on Ship | |
|---|---|
| No Notes Entered |
| Sources | ||
|---|---|---|
| Id | Link or Description | Author |
| B057 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792 | Rif Winfield |
| B064 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793-1817 | Rif Winfield |
| B080 | A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849 | O'Brien |
Last Updated :2009/12/13 at 10:10:39 by Cy