Alfred-class ship of the line explained

The Alfred-class ships of the line were a class of four 74-gun third rates for the Royal Navy by Sir John Williams.^{[1] [2]} They were an enlarged version of the .^[3]

Ships

Builder: Deptford Dockyard

Ordered: 21 July 1773

Launched: 8 October 1778

Fate: Broken up, 1819

Builder: Chatham Dockyard

Ordered: 13 August 1772

Launched: 22 October 1778

Fate: Broken up, 1814

Builder: Portsmouth Dockyard

Ordered: 13 July 1773

Launched: 18 October 1781

Fate: Broken up, 1857

Builder: Chatham Dockyard

Ordered: 16 July 1774

Laid Down: 30 January 1775

Launched: 28 August 1779

Completed for Sea: 23 September 1779

Fate: Broken up, 1818

• A fifth ship Edgar was also ordered (16 July 1774) to this design, but on 25 August 1774 was altered to the modified Arrogant design.

References

• Lavery, Brian, The Ship of the Line – Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650–1850, 1983,
• Lyon, David, The Sailing Navy List, All the Ships of the Royal Navy – Built, Purchased and Captured 1688–1860, pub Conway Maritime Press, 1993,
• Winfield, Rif, British Warships of the Age of Sail 1714–1792: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates, pub Seaforth, 2007,

Notes and References

1. Lavery The Ship of the Line – Volume 1
2. Lyon The Sailing Navy List
3. Winfield British Warships of the Age of Sail 1714–1792