British Second Rate ship of the line 'Albion' (1842)

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Albion
Nominal Guns	90	B028
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	21.6.1839	B065
Keel Laid Down	13.8.1839	B065
Acquired	6.9.1842	B028
Shipyard	Devonport Dockyard - Plymouth	B028
Ship Class	Albion Class (1839)	B028
Category	Second Rate	B028
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Sold for Break Up	8.1884	B181

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB065
Length of Gundeck204' 0"Imperial Feet62.1792
Length of Keel166' 0"Imperial Feet50.5968
Breadth60' 2 ¼"Imperial Feet18.2944
Depth in Hold23' 8"Imperial Feet7.0781
Burthen3,111Tons BM

Armament

1842Broadside Weight = 1384 Imperial Pound ( 627.644 kg)B065
Lower Gun Deck4 British 68-Pounder
Lower Gun Deck28 British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck6 British 8inch
Quarterdeck16 British 32-Pounder
Quarterdeck2 British 8inch
Forecastle8 British 32-Pounder

1842Broadside Weight = 1384 Imperial Pound ( 627.644 kg)B028
Gun Deck4 British 68-Pounder
Gun Deck78 British 32-Pounder
Gun Deck8 British 8inch

1861Broadside Weight = 962 Imperial Pound ( 436.267 kg)B181
Gun Deck1 British 68-Pounder
Lower Gun Deck32 British 8inch
Upper Gun Deck32 British 32-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle26 British 32-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
6.1839750Design Complement
1861830 B181

5 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
10.11.1843 - 27.2.1847Captain† Discharged DeadW0251.4.1847 - 2.4.1748CaptainW02529.5.1850 - 2.7.1852CaptainW0252.7.1852 - 7.7.1855CaptainW0257.7.1855 - 7.3.1856CaptainW025

1 Flag Officer

DatesRankNameSource
10.11.1843 - 1847Rear-Admiral of the BlueW025

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
9.11.1843 - 2.2.1846LieutenantNBD18498.7.1845 - 9.11.1846LieutenantNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
23.1.1844Completed at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £77167.0.0dB181
2.4.1848Paid off at PlymouthW025
4.1860Refitted as a 66 gun Second Rate Screw Ship of the Line
1862Refitted as a 86 gun Second Rate Screw Ship of the Line
1863Refitted as a 76 gun Second Rate Screw Ship of the Line

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

B065Brian Lavery, Book

B181David Lyon, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

W025P. Davis, Web Site

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