Name: HMS Alexander (England)
Card: CC #040 (Common)
Points: 8
Masts: 2
Cargo: 4
Moves: S+L
Guns : 3S,3S
Hit %: 100 (S), 0 (L)
Ability: This ship gets +1 to her cannon rolls against French ships.

The HMS Alexander is very similar to yesterday's ship, the Pirate Bonnie Liz, except for one less cargo and a different ability. Why pick one over the other?

Obviously, if you're making an all-English fleet, the virtues of the Pirate ship won't matter. England never had many good gold ships, but this would be one of them. Unlike the Bonnie Liz, however, this ship has a second role, which comes into play if you're expecting to face off against the Tricolour. Put a Captain on her and send her out to chase French gold ships. She's got the speed, her cannons become 2S against the French, and she still has room for gold, either stolen from French ships or from wild islands. The English have nothing better for that role.

Most low-priced ships are good at just one thing (or nothing at all).
HMS Alexander is an exception that should be on every English admiral's "A" list.

Goldship rating: 3.8 / 5
Gun Ship rating: 2.5 / 5
Boarding rating: 2.5 / 5
Value for points: 3.8 / 5