HMS Albacore (1793)

HMS Albacore (or Albicore) was launched in 1793 at Rotherhithe. She captured several privateers and a French Navy corvette before she was sold in 1802.

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Albacore.

Plans of the Albacore
History
Great Britain
NameHMS Albacore
NamesakeAlbacore
Ordered18 February 1793
BuilderJohn Randall & Co., Rotherhithe
Laid downApril 1793
Launched19 November 1793
CommissionedNovember 1793
FateSold 1802
General characteristics
Class and typePylades-class ship–sloop
Tons burthen36578⁄94 (bm)
Length
  • Overall:105 ft 3 in (32.1 m)
  • Keel:86 ft 9+1⁄2 in (26.5 m)
Beam28 ft 2 in (8.6 m)
Depth of hold13 ft 6 in (4.1 m)
Complement125 (121 later)
Armament
  • Upper deck:16 × 6-pounder guns + 4 × ½–pounder swivel guns
  • Upper deck (later): 16 × 24-pounder carronades
  • QD: 6 × 12-pounder carronades
  • Fc:2 × 12-pounder carronades
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