Emperor Alexander (ship)
list of ships with the same or similar names
In 1812 and after several ships were named Emperor Alexander for Emperor Alexander I, following his victory over Napoleon:
Emperor Alexander (1812 ship) was launched in Sweden in 1808. She entered British records in 1812. She traded between Liverpool and Rotterdam and was last listed in 1820.
Emperor Alexander (1812 Sunderland ship) was launched in Sunderland. She traded widely until she was wrecked in October 1821.
Emperor Alexander (1813 ship) was launched at Amesbury, Massachusetts in 1811, as Fortune. She was taken in prize and was registered in Saint John, New Brunswick, in 1813 as Emperor Alexander. She was re-registered in Greenock, Scotland in 1814. She then traded between Greenock and the Americas, particularly Argentina. She was last listed in 1827.
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