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History | |
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Name | HMS Alcide |
Ordered | 31 August 1774 |
Builder | Deptford Dockyard |
Laid down | 4 June 1776 |
Launched | 30 July 1779 |
Fate | Broken up, 1817 |
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General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | Albion-class ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 1625 |
Length | 168 ft (51 m) (gundeck) |
Depth of hold | 18 ft 10 in (5.74 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Armament |
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HMS Alcide, the French and Italian version of "Alcides", another name for Heracles, was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, designed by Sir Thomas Slade and built by Adam Hayes at Deptford Dockyard being launched on 30 July 1779.[1]