Alexander Boyle

Alexander Boyle (1810–1884) was a Royal Navy officer whose most famous command was HMS Victory, Nelson's flagship.

He was born in Edinburgh at 41 George Street[1] on 9 March 1810 the son of David Boyle, at that point both Solicitor General and MP for Ayrshire.

[3] His first noted service (June 1832) was on HMS Champion an 18 gun sloop under Arthur Duncombe serving in the Mediterranean.

[6] In December 1845 he was made Captain and Commander of HMS Thunderbolt, a 6-gun paddle sloop based at the Cape of Good Hope.

After two years on Victory he was made Second in Command of the 50 gun HMS Indefatigable in May 1854, patrolling the south-east coast of the United States as the flagship of Admiral Johnstone.