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

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Albion	2963
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	BWAS-1793
Designed by	Sir John Henslow (1730-1815)	BWAS-1793
Constructor	John Perry (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 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
2.1802 - 1808CaptainJohn Ferrier (d.1836)BWAS-17933.1813 - 3.1814CaptainJohn Ferris Devonshire (d.1839)BWAS-17933.1814 - 5.1815CaptainCharles Bayntun Hodgson RossBWAS-17935.1815 - 6.1815CaptainPhilip SomervilleBWAS-17936.1815 - 30.12.1815Captain James Walker (1764-1831)BWAS-179331.12.1815 - 1819CaptainJohn GoodBWAS-17935.1819 - 6.1822CaptainRichard RaggettBWAS-17936.1822 - 1824CaptainSir William HosteBWAS-17936.1825 - 1828CaptainJohn Acworth OmmanneyBWAS-1793

3 Flag Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1803Rear-Admiral of the BlueSir James Saumarez (1^st Baronet) (1757-1836)BWAS-17933.1814 - 5.1815Rear-Admiral of the WhiteGeorge Cockburn (1772-1853)BWAS-17931817Rear-Admiral of the WhiteSir Charles Vinicombe PenroseBWAS-1793

7 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1813 - 11.1813MidshipmanRichard BowenBWAS-17142.1816 - 9.1817LieutenantJames Ryder Burton (1795-?)NBD18491.10.1818 - 23.1.1819LieutenantJohn Rivett-Carnac (1796-1869)NBD18491.6.1822 - 30.4.1823First LieutenantJames AndersonNBD184912.12.1823 - 5.5.1824LieutenantJoseph Cammelleri (1794-1860)NBD184930.8.1825 - 9.1828LieutenantJohn Harvey Boteler (1796-?)NBD184914.5.1827 - 21.10.1827CommanderJohn Norman Campbell (d.1849)NBD1849

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
1815SurgeonGabriel JohnstonNA-ROA

8 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
3.1803 - 1811MidshipmanRichard BartonNBD18491804MidshipmanAlexander KennedyNBD184928.2.1807 - 4.6.1809QuartermasterGeorge Coulbert (1773-1839)PMD12.1811 - 5.1815MidshipmanFrederick BedwellNBD18491814 - 17.5.1814Master's MateTimothy CarewNBD184912.1815 - 5.1819MidshipmanEdward Joseph Bird (1798-1881)NBD18491816 - 1818MidshipmanParker Duckworth Bingham (1799-?)NBD18493.3.1825 - 17.7.1831Master's MateThomas Frederick Birch (1805-?)NBD1849

2 Crewmen

DatesRatingNameSource
27.1.1804 - 30.6.1804Quarter GunnerGeorge Coulbert (1773-1839)PMD1.7.1804 - 27.2.1807Coxswain's MateGeorge Coulbert (1773-1839)PMD

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 La Franchise (40) in the Channel
21.12.1803Took the Privateer La Clarisse (12) 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

IDDescriptionAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif WinfieldBook

BWAS-1714Rif WinfieldBook

NBD1849O'BrienDigital Book

NA-ROA Book

PMD Book

BGOfficialWeb Site

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