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Alcide

HMS Alcide

Survived

Royal Navy

TypeShip of the line
RateThird rate
Guns74
WarAmerican War of Independence

74-gun ship, at the Moonlight Battle, Fort Royal, the Chesapeake, St Kitts and the Saintes. Broken up in 1817.

The Battle of Frigate Bay, 26 January 1782 The Battle of Frigate Bay was an action during the American Revolutionary War. Also known as the battle of St Kitts, it took place between a British fleet under Rear-Admiral Sir Samuel Hood and a larger and more superior French fleet under the Comte de Gras Photo: Nicholas Pocock, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

  • Gundeck: 28 × 32-pounder guns
  • Upper gundeck: 28 × 18-pounder guns
  • QD: 14 × 9-pounder guns
  • Forecastle: 4 × 9-pounder guns
BuilderDeptford Dockyard
Laid down4 June 1776
Launched30 July 1779
Length168 ft (51 m) (gundeck)

As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.

Career

Launched

30 July 1779

Battle of Cape St Vincent (the Moonlight Battle)
Survived

16–17 January 1780

Battle of Fort Royal
Survived

29 April 1781

Battle of the Chesapeake
Survived

5 September 1781

Battle of St Kitts (Frigate Bay)
Survived

25–26 January 1782

Battle of the Saintes
Survived

12 April 1782

Took Hector with Canada

Fate

Survived

Broken up, 1817