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Albion2964
Nominal Guns90B028
NationalityGreat BritainB028
OperatorThe Royal NavyB028
Ordered1839/06/21B065
Keel Laid Down1839/08/13B065
Acquired1842/09/06B028
ShipyardPlymouth Dockyard B028
Ship ClassAlbion ClassB028
CategorySecond RateB028
Ship TypeShip of the Line B028
Sold for Break Up1884/08SSNL

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB065
Length of Gundeck204' 0"Imperial Feet62.1792
Length of Keel166' 0"Imperial Feet50.5968
Breadth60' 2 ¼"Imperial Feet18.3452
Depth in Hold23' 8"Imperial Feet7.2136
Burthen3,111Tons BM 

Armament

1842Broadside Weight = 1384 Imperial Pound ( 627.644 kg) B065
Lower Gun Deck28British 32-Pounder
Lower Gun Deck4British 68-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck6British 8inch
Upper Gun Deck26British 32-Pounder
Quarterdeck16British 32-Pounder
Quarterdeck2British 8inch
Forecastle8British 32-Pounder
1842Broadside Weight = 1384 Imperial Pound ( 627.644 kg) B028
Gun Deck8British 8inch
Gun Deck78British 32-Pounder
Gun Deck4British 68-Pounder
1861Broadside Weight = 962 Imperial Pound ( 436.267 kg) SSNL
Gun Deck1British 68-Pounder
Lower Gun Deck32British 8inch
Upper Gun Deck32British 32-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle26British 32-Pounder
Crew Complement
Date# of MenNotesSource
1839/06750Design Complement 
1861830SSNL
Flag Officers
FromToRankNameSource
1843/11/101847Rear-Admiral of the BlueSir David MilneW025
Commanders
FromToRankNameSource
1843/11/101747/02/27CaptainNicholas LockyerW025
1847/04/011748/04/02CaptainSir Charles Howe FremantleW025
1850/05/291852/07/02CaptainWilliam James Hope JohnstoneW025
1852/07/021855/07/07CaptainStephen LushingtonW025
1855/07/071856/03/07CaptainJames Robert DrummondW025
Commissioned Officers
FromToRankNameSource
1843/11/091846/02/02LieutenantGeorge Curtis AdamsNBD1849
Service History
DateEvent Source
1844/01/23Completed at Plymouth Dockyard at a cost of £77167.0.0dSSNL
1848/04/02Paid off at PlymouthW025
1860/04Re-classed as a 66 gun Second RateScrew Ship of the Line  
1862Re-classed as a 86 gun Second RateScrew Ship of the Line  
1863Re-classed as a 76 gun Second RateScrew Ship of the Line  

Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
B028 Ships of the Royal Navy - Volume IJ. J. ColledgeBook
B065 The Ship of the Line Vol IBrian LaveryBook
SSNL Sail and Steam Navy ListDavid Lyon and Rif WinfieldBook
W025 William Loney RN - BackgroundP DavisWeb Site
NBD1849 A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849O'BrienDigital Book
 
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