HMS Alexander

Survived

Type	Ship of the line
Rate	Third rate
Guns	74
Wars	American War of Independence, French Revolutionary Wars

74-gun ship, at Cape Spartel. Captured by the French in 1794 and retaken at Groix in 1795; she fought at the Nile in 1798. Broken up in 1819.

John Cleveley the Younger, Launch of HMS Alexander at Deptford in 1778. The launch of the 74-gun warship HMS 'Alexander' at Deptford Dockyard. The 'Alexander' can be seen on the stocks in the background. There are a number of barges and smaller vessels, full of spectators, watching her launch. In th Photo: John Cleveley the Younger, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

74 guns

Gundeck: 28 × 32-pounder guns
Upper gundeck: 28 × 18-pounder guns
Quarterdeck: 14 × 9-pounder guns
Forecastle: 4 × 9-pounder guns

Builder	Deptford Dockyard
Laid down	6 April 1774
Launched	8 October 1778
Length	169 ft (52 m) (gundeck)

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

Career

Launched

8 October 1778

Battle of Cape Spartel

Survived

20 October 1782 · American War of Independence

Battle of Groix

Captured

23 June 1795 · French Revolutionary Wars

As Alexandre; retaken

Battle of the Nile

Damaged

1–3 August 1798 · French Revolutionary Wars

Captain Ball

Fate

Survived

Broken up, 1819