The Alfred-class ships of the line were a class of four 74-gun third rates for the Royal Navy by Sir John Williams.Lavery The Ship of the Line – Volume 1Lyon The Sailing Navy List They were an enlarged version of the .Winfield British Warships of the Age of Sail 1714–1792
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.
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References
Lyon, David, The Sailing Navy List, All the Ships of the Royal Navy – Built, Purchased and Captured 1688–1860, pub Conway Maritime Press, 1993,
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