Alexander ship

Multiple vessels have been named *Alexander*. The first, launched in 1783 at Hull, transported convicts in the First Fleet to New South Wales in 1788. Another, built in 1785 at Bristol, later renamed *Prince*, served as a slave ship before foundering in 1800. A third, constructed in France in 1791 and renamed *Alexander* after being captured, made one voyage for the British East India Company and four as a slave ship between 1798 and 1807. The 1796 ship from Pembroke, Massachusetts, engaged in the maritime fur trade on at least three voyages. The 1799 ship, likely built in France or Spain, was captured around 1799, modified, and registered in Liverpool in 1801. It made six slave voyages before sailing to Brazil and the West Indies, last listed in 1809. The 1801 ship from Shields became a whaler, operating in New Zealand and the South Seas from 1802 to 1806. A 600-ton vessel launched at Bombay in 1803 was wrecked in 1815, while another Liverpool-built ship of 614 tons, launched in 1803, was sold in 1817. The 1806 ship, possibly built in the U.S., served as a slave ship before being captured by a French privateer in 1807. It later became a West Indiaman and transport, last listed in 1816. The 1807 ship, launched at Selby, operated as a West Indiaman until wrecking en route to Honduras in 1820. A former Royal Navy fireship, HMS *Comet*, was renamed *Alexander* in 1816 after being sold and served as an East Indiaman before ...