Alfred (1790 EIC ship)

History
Great Britain
Name	Alfred
Owner	EIC voyage #1:James Farquharson[2] EIC voyages 2-6:William Fraser EIC voyages 7-8:Andrew Timbrell
Operator	British East India Company
Builder	Todd & Pitcher, Northfleet
Launched	16 October 1790[1]
Fate	Sold 1812
General characteristics [2]
Tons burthen	1,211, or 1,21146⁄94,[1] or 1255[3] (bm)
Length	165 ft 2+1⁄2 in (50.4 m) (overall), 134 ft 0 in (40.8 m) (keel)
Beam	41 ft 5 in (12.6 m)
Depth of hold	17 ft 2+1⁄2 in (5.2 m)
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Complement	1794:125[3] 1803:135[3] 1806:135[3]
Armament	1794: 26 × 9&6-pounder guns[3] 1803:28 × 12-pounder guns[3] 1806:32 × 12&18-pounder guns + two swivel guns[3]
Notes	Three decks

Alfred was launched in 1790 as an East Indiaman for the British East India Company (EIC). She made eight voyages for the EIC before she was sold. She participated in two notable incidents in which East Indiamen bluffed superior French naval forces from engaging. In January 1797, on her third voyage, in the Bali Strait Alfred and five other Indiamen sent off a French squadron of six frigates without a shot being fired. In February 1804, at Pulo Aura, during her sixth voyage she participated in a notable engagement with a French squadron. After her last voyage for the EIC Alfred served as a storeship and a hulk.