French ship Alexandre

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 lineRoche, vol. 1, p. 33. , a brig, formerly the British privateer Alexander , a 74-gun ship of the line, was laid down as Alexandre before being renamed. 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. , a 90-gun ship of the line, was started as Alexandre in 1827Roche, vol. 1, p. 154. , a , a 90-gun Suffren-class ship of the lineRoche, vol. 1, p. 34.

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