British Third Rate ship of the line 'Albion' (1802)

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Albion
Nominal Guns	74	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	4.2.1800	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	6.1800	BWAS-1793
Launched	17.6.1802	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Built by Contract	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Blackwall Yard - Blackwall	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Fame Class (1800)	BWAS-1793
Designed by	Sir John HenslowBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1761-1795	BWAS-1793
Constructor	John PerryBritish Ship Builder Service 1743-1810	BWAS-1793
Category	Third Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Broken Up	6.1836	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck175' 0"Imperial Feet53.34
Length of Keel144' 0"Imperial Feet43.8912
Breadth47' 8"Imperial Feet14.3546
Depth in Hold20' 6"Imperial Feet6.2484
Draught Forward12' 8"Imperial Feet3.7592
Draught Aft18' 5"Imperial Feet5.5023
Burthen1,740 ³²⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1802Broadside Weight = 858 Imperial Pound ( 389.103 kg)BWAS-1793
Lower Gun Deck28 British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck12 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle4 British 9-Pounder
Roundhouse6 British 18-Pound Carronade

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
31.1.1800640Design Complement

9 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
2.1802 - 1808CaptainBWAS-17933.1813 - 3.1814CaptainBWAS-17933.1814 - 5.1815CaptainBWAS-17935.1815 - 6.1815CaptainBWAS-17936.1815 - 30.12.1815CaptainBWAS-179331.12.1815 - 1819CaptainBWAS-17935.1819 - 6.1822CaptainBWAS-17936.1822 - 1824CaptainBWAS-17936.1825 - 1828CaptainBWAS-1793

3 Flag Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1803Rear-Admiral of the BlueBWAS-17933.1814 - 5.1815Rear-Admiral of the WhiteBWAS-17931817Rear-Admiral of the WhiteBWAS-1793

8 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1813 - 11.1813MidshipmanBWAS-171410.12.1815 - 17.4.1816Lieutenant Discharged ADM 196/5/3ADM 1962.1816 - 9.1817LieutenantNBD18491.10.1818 - 23.1.1819LieutenantNBD18491.6.1822 - 30.4.1823First LieutenantNBD184912.12.1823 - 5.5.1824LieutenantNBD184930.8.1825 - 9.1828LieutenantNBD184914.5.1827 - 21.10.1827CommanderNBD1849

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1815SurgeonNA-ROA

8 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
3.1803 - 1811MidshipmanNBD18491804MidshipmanNBD184928.2.1807 - 4.6.1809QuartermasterPMD12.1811 - 5.1815MidshipmanNBD18491814 - 17.5.1814Master's MateNBD184912.1815 - 5.1819MidshipmanNBD18491816 - 1818MidshipmanNBD18493.3.1825 - 17.7.1831Master's MateNBD1849

2 Crewmen

DatesRatingNameSource
27.1.1804 - 30.6.1804Quarter GunnerPMD1.7.1804 - 27.2.1807Coxswain's MatePMD

Service History

DateEventSource
19.6.1802Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
27.8.1802Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
1803In the ChannelBWAS-1793
28.5.1803Took the Frigate in the Channel
21.12.1803Took the Privateer BG
12.1810Began large repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
3.1813RecommissionedBWAS-1793
6.1813Completed large repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £71268.0.0dBWAS-1793
1814In North AmericaBWAS-1793
1.1816In the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
6.1816fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness at a cost of £11635.0.0dBWAS-1793
27.8.1816Bombardment of Algiers
7.1825Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
9.1825Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £6190.0.0dBWAS-1793
20.10.1827Battle of Navarino
1829In Ordinary at PortsmouthBWAS-1793
30.10.1830Refitted as a Other Vessels Lazarette
1832At LeithBWAS-1793
6.1836Broken up at DeptfordBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 196 Document

BGOfficial, Web Site

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NA-ROA Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

PMD Book

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