A number of

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ships of the

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have borne the name ''Alexandre'' in honour of

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Ships named ''Alexandre''

* , an 64-gun

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Roche, vol. 1, p. 33. * , a

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, formerly the British privateer ''Alexander'' * , a

74-gun The "seventy-four" was a type of two- decked sailing ship of the line, which nominally carried 74 guns. It was developed by the French navy in the 1740s, replacing earlier classes of 60- and 62-gun ships, as a larger complement to the recently de ...

, 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 The action of 6 November 1794 (Known in French as the ''Combat du 16 Brumaire an III'') was a naval engagement during the French Revolutionary Wars. Two British ships of the line, HMS ''Alexander'' and HMS ''Canada'' were intercepted while ...

* , 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.

Ships named ''Alexandre''

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