HMS Alexander (1796)
| History | |
|---|---|
| France | |
| Name | Alexandre |
| Owner | Rouzeau |
| Launched | Nantes |
| Commissioned | March 1796 |
| Captured | April 1796 |
| Great Britain | |
| Name | HMS Alexander |
| Acquired | April 1796 by capture |
| Fate | Sold 1802 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen |
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| Propulsion | Sail |
| Sail plan | Schooner |
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HMS Alexander was the French privateer schooner Alexandre that the British Royal Navy captured in 1796, purchased, and took into service as a ship's tender to HMS Prince of Wales, and later a troopship. She was the victor in two single-ship actions against opponents of equal or greater force. The Navy sold her in 1802.