Albion (1787 EIC ship)

For other ships with the same name, see List of ships named Albion.

History
British East India Company
NameAlbion
NamesakeAlbion
Owner
  • EIC voyages #1-6: Richard Lewin
  • EIC voyages #7&8: Andrew Timbrell
BuilderPerry, Blackwall[1]
Launched27 October 1787
FateLost 1816
General characteristics [2]
Tons burthen961,[3] or 96166⁄94[1] (bm)
Length153 ft 11 in (46.9 m) (overall); 125 ft 0 in (38.1 m) (keel)
Beam38 ft 0 in (11.6 m)
Depth of hold15 ft 7 in (4.7 m)
PropulsionSail
Complement
Armament
  • 1793:26 × 9&4-pounder guns[3]
  • 1794:26 × 9&4-pounder guns[3]
  • 1796:26 × 9&4-pounder guns[3]
  • 1800:26 × 9&18-pounder guns[3]
NotesThree decks

Albion was an East Indiaman of the British East India Company (EIC). She made eight voyages for the EIC before she was sold to the British government in 1810 for service as a troopship. She was lost at sea in 1816.

  1. ^ a b Hackman (2001), p. 57.
  2. ^ British Library: Albion (2).
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Letter of Marque, p.48 - accessed 25 July 2017" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2017.