| Alexander Graeme | |
| Birth Date: | 9 December 1741 |
| Birth Place: | Graemeshall, Orkney |
| Death Place: | Edinburgh |
| Allegiance: | United Kingdom |
| Serviceyears: | 1760–1818 |
| Rank: | Admiral |
| Commands: | HMS Egmont HMS Kingfisher HMS Sphinx HMS Diamond HMS Pearl HMS Tartar HMS Preston HMS Glory Nore Command |
| Branch: | Royal Navy |
| Battles: | |
Admiral Alexander Graeme (9 December 1741 – 5 August 1818) was a Royal Navy officer who became Commander-in-Chief, The Nore.
Born at Graemeshall in Orkney,[1] Graeme became commanding officer of the sloop HMS Kingfisher in February 1776 and saw action at the Battle of Turtle Gut Inlet in June 1776 during the American Revolutionary War.[2] He went on to be commanding officer of the sixth-rate HMS Tartar in July 1779, in which he took part in the action of 11 November 1779, seizing the Spanish 38-gun frigate Santa Margarita off Cape Finisterre.[3] After that he became commanding officer of the fourth-rate HMS Preston, in which he lost his arm during an action off Dogger Bank, in November 1781 and then became commanding officer of the second-rate HMS Glory in January 1795.[4] He was appointed Commander-in-Chief, The Nore in June 1799 and retired as Admiral of the White.[4]
Graeme lived his later life at 87 Princes Street in Edinburgh's New Town.[5]
Graeme died in Edinburgh on 5 August 1818 aged 76 and was buried in Greyfriars Kirkyard in the centre of Edinburgh.[6]