| Albion | 2963 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 74 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | BWAS-1793 | |
| Operator | The Royal Navy | BWAS-1793 | |
| Ordered | 1800/02/04 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Keel Laid Down | 1800/06 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Launched | 1802/06/17 | BWAS-1793 | |
| How acquired | Built by Contract | BWAS-1793 | |
| Shipyard | Blackwall | BWAS-1793 | |
| Ship Class | Fame Class | BWAS-1793 | |
| Designed by | John Henslow | BWAS-1793 | |
| Constructor | John Perry | BWAS-1793 | |
| Category | Third Rate | BWAS-1793 | |
| Ship Type | Ship of the Line | BWAS-1793 | |
| Broken Up | 1836/06 | BWAS-1793 | |
Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | BWAS-1793 |
| Length of Gundeck | 175' 0" | Imperial Feet | Length of Keel | 144' 0" | Imperial Feet | 43.8912 | Breadth | 47' 8" | Imperial Feet | 14.5288 | Depth in Hold | 20' 6" | Imperial Feet | Draught Forward | 12' 8" | Imperial Feet | 3.8608 | Draught Aft | 18' 5" | Imperial Feet | 5.6134 | Burthen | 1,740 32⁄94 | Tons BM |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1802 | Broadside Weight = 858 Imperial Pound ( 389.103 kg) | BWAS-1793 | ||
| Lower Gun Deck | 28 | British 32-Pounder | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 28 | British 18-Pounder | ||
| Quarterdeck | 12 | British 9-Pounder | ||
| Forecastle | 2 | British 32-Pound Carronade | ||
| Forecastle | 4 | British 9-Pounder | ||
| Roundhouse | 6 | British 18-Pound Carronade | ||
| Crew Complement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | # of Men | Notes | Source |
| 1800/01/31 | 640 | Design Complement | |
| Flag Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1803 | 1803 | Rear-Admiral of the Blue | Sir James Saumarez | BWAS-1793 |
| 1814/03 | 1815/05 | Rear-Admiral of the White | George Cockburn | BWAS-1793 |
| 1817 | 1817 | Rear-Admiral of the White | Sir Charles Vinicombe Penrose | BWAS-1793 |
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1802/02 | 1808 | Captain | John Ferrier | BWAS-1793 |
| 1813/03 | 1814/03 | Captain | Sir John Ferris Devonshire | BWAS-1793 |
| 1814/03 | 1815/05 | Captain | Charles Bayntun Hodgson Ross | BWAS-1793 |
| 1815/05 | 1815/06 | Captain | Philip Somerville | BWAS-1793 |
| 1815/06 | 1815/12/30 | Captain | Sir James Walker | BWAS-1793 |
| 1815/12/31 | 1819 | Captain | John Good | BWAS-1793 |
| 1819/05 | 1822/06 | Captain | Richard Raggett | BWAS-1793 |
| 1822/06 | 1824 | Captain | Sir William Hoste | BWAS-1793 |
| 1825/06 | 1828 | Captain | John Acworth Ommanney | BWAS-1793 |
| Commissioned Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1813 | 1813/11 | Midshipman | Richard Bowen | BWAS-1714 |
| 1815/06 | 1815/12 | Lieutenant | NBD1849 | |
| 1822/06/01 | 1823/04/30 | First Lieutenant | James Anderson | NBD1849 |
| 1825/08/30 | 1828/09 | Lieutenant | John Harvey Boteler | NBD1849 |
| Warrant Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1815 | 1815 | Surgeon | Gabriel Johnston | NA-ROA |
| Petty Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1803/03 | 1811 | Midshipman | Richard Barton | NBD1849 |
| 1807/02/28 | 1809/06/04 | Quartermaster | George Coulbert | PMD |
| 1811/12 | 1815/05 | Midshipman | Frederick Bedwell | NBD1849 |
| 1815/12 | 1819/05 | Midshipman | Edward Joseph Bird | NBD1849 |
| 1816 | 1818 | Midshipman | Parker Duckworth Bingham | NBD1849 |
| 1825/03/03 | 1831/07/17 | Masters Mate | Thomas Frederick Birch | NBD1849 |
| Crewmen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1804/01/27 | 1804/06/30 | Quarter Gunner | George Coulbert | PMD |
| 1804/07/01 | 1807/02/27 | Coxswain's Mate | George Coulbert | PMD |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1802/06/19 | Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1802/08/27 | Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1803 | In the Channel | BWAS-1793 |
| 1803/05/28 | Took the Fifth Rate Frigate Franchise in the Channel | |
| 1810/12 | Began large repair at Chatham Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1813/03 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1793 |
| 1813/06 | Completed large repair at Chatham Dockyard at a cost of £71268.0.0d | BWAS-1793 |
| 1814 | In North America | BWAS-1793 |
| 1816/01 | In the Mediterranean | BWAS-1793 |
| 1816/06 | fitting at Sheerness Dockyard at a cost of £11635.0.0d | BWAS-1793 |
| 1816/08/27 | Present at the Bombardment of Algiers | |
| 1825/07 | Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1825/09 | Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £6190.0.0d | BWAS-1793 |
| 1827/10/20 | Present at the Battle of Navarino | |
| 1829 | In Ordinary at Portsmouth | BWAS-1793 |
| 1830/10/30 | Re-classed as a Other VesselsLazarette | |
| 1832 | At Leith | BWAS-1793 |
| 1836/06 | Broken up at Deptford | BWAS-1793 |
| Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Description | Author | Type |
| BWAS-1793 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793 - 1817 | Rif Winfield | Book |
| BWAS-1714 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792 | Rif Winfield | Book |
| NBD1849 | A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849 | O'Brien | Digital Book |
| NA-ROA | The National Archive - Records of the Admiralty etc. | Book | |
| PMD | Private manuscript documents | Book | |