French ship Alexandre explained

A number of French ships of the French Navy have borne the name Alexandre in honour of Alexander the Great:

Ships named Alexandre

• , an 64-gun ship of the line^[1]
• , a brig, formerly the British privateer Alexander^[1]
• , a 74-gun ship of the line, was laid down as Alexandre before being renamed.^[1]
• Alexandre (1794), formerly HMS Alexander, built in 1778 and captured in the action of 6 November 1794
• , a 80-gun ship of the line, was renamed Alexandre on 5 February 1803.^[1]
• , a 90-gun ship of the line, was started as Alexandre in 1827^{[1] [2]}
• , a ^[1]
• , a 90-gun Suffren-class ship of the line^[3]

Notes and references

Bibliography

• Book: Roche, Jean-Michel. 2005. Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours. 978-2-9525917-0-6. 165892922. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. 1. 33–34.

Notes and References

1. Roche, vol. 1, p. 33.
2. Roche, vol. 1, p. 154.
3. Roche, vol. 1, p. 34.