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

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Albion

2963
Nominal Guns74BWAS-1793
NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered4.2.1800BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down6.1800BWAS-1793
Launched17.6.1802BWAS-1793
How acquiredBuilt by ContractBWAS-1793
ShipyardBlackwall Yard - Blackwall BWAS-1793
Ship ClassFame Class (1800)BWAS-1793
Designed by
Sir John HenslowBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1761-1801
BWAS-1793
Constructor
John PerryBritish
Ship Builder
Service 1775-1810
BWAS-1793
CategoryThird RateBWAS-1793
Ship TypeShip of the LineBWAS-1793
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1793
Broken Up6.1836BWAS-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 - 1808Captain
John FerrierBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1777-1814
BWAS-17933.1813 - 3.1814Captain
John Ferris DevonshireBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1795-1830
BWAS-17933.1814 - 5.1815Captain
Charles Bayntun Hodgson RossBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1796-1816
BWAS-17935.1815 - 6.1815Captain
Philip SomervilleBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1782-1815
BWAS-17936.1815 - 30.12.1815Captain
James WalkerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1783-1821
BWAS-179331.12.1815 - 1819Captain
John GoodBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1796-1819
BWAS-17935.1819 - 6.1822Captain
Richard RaggettBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1778-1825
BWAS-17936.1822 - 1824Captain
Sir William HosteBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1798-1824
BWAS-17936.1825 - 1828Captain
John Acworth OmmanneyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1828
BWAS-1793

3 Flag Officers


DatesRankNameSource
1803Rear-Admiral of the Blue
Sir James Saumarez (1st Baronet)British
Naval Sailor
BWAS-17933.1814 - 5.1815Rear-Admiral of the White
George CockburnBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1783-1851
BWAS-17931817Rear-Admiral of the White
Sir Charles Vinicombe PenroseBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1772-1817
BWAS-1793

8 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
1813 - 11.1813Midshipman
Richard BowenBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1806-1816
BWAS-171410.12.1815 - 17.4.1816Lieutenant
William KeatsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1805-1826
Discharged ADM 196/5/3ADM 1962.1816 - 9.1817Lieutenant
James Ryder BurtonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1806-1824
NBD18491.10.1818 - 23.1.1819Lieutenant
John Rivett-CarnacBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1812-1868
NBD18491.6.1822 - 30.4.1823First Lieutenant
James AndersonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1800-1823
NBD184912.12.1823 - 5.5.1824Lieutenant
Joseph CammelleriBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1806-1851
NBD184930.8.1825 - 9.1828Lieutenant
John Harvey BotelerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1803-1830
NBD184914.5.1827 - 21.10.1827Commander
John Norman CampbellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1799-1845
NBD1849

5 Warrant Officers


DatesRankNameSource
19.11.1802 - bef.26.4.1803Surgeon
Charles CudlippBritish
Naval Sailor
Medic
Service 1783-1803
ref:198129.12.1802 - 1803First Surgeons' Mate
Duncan McFaidonBritish
Naval Sailor
Medic
Service 1802-1803
ref:198126.4.1803 - 1803Surgeon
Timothy MakerBritish
Naval Sailor
Medic
Service 1803-1805
ref:198130.5.1803 - 1803Surgeon
Richard CrayBritish
Naval Sailor
Medic
Service 1796-1803
ref:19811815Surgeon
Gabriel JohnstonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1794-1815
NA-ROA

8 Petty Officers


DatesRatingNameSource
3.1803 - 1811Midshipman
Richard BartonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1799-1837
NBD18491804Midshipman
Alexander KennedyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1800-1814
NBD184928.2.1807 - 4.6.1809Quartermaster
George CoulbertBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1788-1834
PMD12.1811 - 5.1815Midshipman
Frederick BedwellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1810-1823
NBD18491814 - 17.5.1814Master's Mate
Timothy CarewBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1806-1815
NBD184912.1815 - 5.1819Midshipman
Edward Joseph BirdBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1812-1875
NBD18491816 - 1818Midshipman
Parker Duckworth BinghamBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1811-1827
NBD18493.3.1825 - 17.7.1831Master's Mate
Thomas Frederick BirchBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1819-1841
NBD1849

3 Crewmen


DatesRatingNameSource
27.1.1804 - 30.6.1804Quarter Gunner
George CoulbertBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1788-1834
PMD1.7.1804 - 27.2.1807Coxswain's Mate
George CoulbertBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1788-1834
PMD1815 - 15.12.1815Landman
John MurdochBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1815
ref:1998

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) 1797-1803
French 40 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
in the Channel
21.12.1803Took the Privateer
La Clarisse (12) 1803-1803
French 12 Gun
Privateer Unknown
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

 
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