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A number of sailing vessels were named ''Alexander'': *''Alexander'' (1801) was a 301-ton merchant vessel launched at Shields; she became a whaler and made several voyages to New Zealand and the South Seas whale fisheries (1802-06) for Hurry & Co.〔Clayton (2014), p.55.〕 *''Alexander'' (1803 Bombay), a ship of 600 or 746 tons burthen, launched in 1803 at Bombay and wrecked in 1815. *''Alexander'' (1807), a ship launched by William Taylor, Bideford, for Buckles & Co. She was sailing from Ceylon and Mauritius to London when on 9 August 1828 she wrecked on Cole House Point.〔Hackman (2001), p.249.〕 *''Alexander'' (1811), a 227-ton merchant ship built in the United States in 1811, captured as a prize during the War of 1812, that transported convicts to Port Jackson in 1816. *''Alexander'' (1812), of 492 tons (bm), was launched on 14 November 1812 by Michael Smith at Howrah, Calcutta, for his own account.〔 *''Alexander'' (1813), of 229 tons (bm), launched at Halifax, Nova Scotia, for Walkinshaw & Co.〔 *''Alexander'' (1829), of 523 tons (bm), launched on 14 November 1828 by John Blackett, Millwall Dock, Poplar, London, for his own account.〔 ==Citations and references== ;Citations ;References *Clayton, Jane M. (2014) ''Ships employed in the South Sea Whale Fishery from Britain: 1775-1815: An alphabetical list of ships''. (Berforts Group). ISBN 978-1908616524 *Hackman, Rowan (2001) ''Ships of the East India Company''. (Gravesend, Kent: World Ship Society). ISBN 0-905617-96-7 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alexander (ship)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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