HMS Albion (1798)

HMS Albion was the mercantile Albion launched at Sunderland in 1797 that the Royal Navy purchased in 1798. The Navy sold her at Sheerness in 1803. She became a transport. It is possible that she foundered in August 1808.

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Albion and Albion (ship).

History
Great Britain
NameAlbion
Launched1797, Sunderland
FateSold 1798
Great Britain
NameHMS Albion
AcquiredApril 1798 by purchase
CommissionedMay 1798
FateSold 1803
United Kingdom
NameAlbion
Acquired1803 by purchase
FatePossibly foundered in August 1808
General characteristics
Tons burthen36010⁄94, or 365 (bm)
Length
  • Overall: 93 ft 10+1⁄2 in (28.6 m)
  • Keel: 76 ft 11+1⁄8 in (23.4 m)
Beam29 ft 8 in (9.0 m)
Depth of hold13 ft 0+1⁄2 in (4.0 m)
Complement125
Armament
  • Mercantile (1797): 4 × 3-pounder guns
  • Royal Navy: 20 × 32-pounder carronades
  • Mercantile (1804): 20 × 18-pounder carronades
NotesAlthough some sources identify this Albion with a Hired armed ship Albion that served the Royal Navy between 1793 and 1794, that Albion had a burthen of 393 tons.
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