HMS Alexander

HMS Alexander was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy. She was launched at Deptford Dockyard on 8 October 1778. During her career she was captured by the French, and later recaptured by the British. She fought at the Nile in 1798, and was broken up in 1819. She was named after Alexander the Great.

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Alexandre
third-rate, Deptford Dockyard, Royal Navy, French Navy, 

• Three Decks page^@
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1778 HMS Alexander

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keel laying

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ship launching

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Frameless

HMS Alexander towing HMS Vanguard

Nicholas Pocock - H.M.S. Vanguard and H.M.S. Alexander off Toulon

John Cleveley the Younger, Launch of HMS Alexander at Deptford in 1778

Mather Brown - Battle of the Nile

Battle of the Nile 1798

Battle of the Nile 1798 (cropped)

The 'Vanguard' disabled and in tow by the Alexander

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		Three Decks page@		Wikidata
commons	image		HMS Alexander towing HMS Vanguard		Commons
commons	image		Nicholas Pocock - H.M.S. Vanguard and H.M.S. Alexander off Toulon		Commons
commons	image		John Cleveley the Younger, Launch of HMS Alexander at Deptford in 1778		Commons
commons	image		Mather Brown - Battle of the Nile		Commons
commons	image		Battle of the Nile 1798		Commons
commons	image		Battle of the Nile 1798 (cropped)		Commons
commons	image		The 'Vanguard' disabled and in tow by the Alexander		Commons