Albion (1798 whaler)

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

History
Great Britain
NameAlbion
NamesakeAlbion— an archaic name for Great Britain
Owner
  • Champion (1798-1805)
  • Wilson & Co. (1806-1809)
  • Wallace & Co and Hammond (1809-1814)
BuilderFrances Barnard, Son & Roberts, Deptford[1]
Launched25 October 1798[1]
FateLast listed in Lloyd's Register in 1825
General characteristics [2]
Tons burthen362 (bm)
PropulsionSail
Complement26
Armament
  • 1800: 8 × 6-pounder guns + 2 × 18-pounder carronades
  • 1815:10 × 6-pounder guns

Albion was a full-rigged whaler built at Deptford, England, and launched in 1798.[3] She made five whaling voyages to the seas around New South Wales and New Zealand. The government chartered her in 1803 to transport stores and cattle, to Risdon Cove on the River Derwent, Tasmania.

  1. ^ a b Hackman (2001), p. 249.
  2. ^ Lloyd's Register (1800): Seq. №A195
  3. ^ "New Zealand Shipping Returns, 1803". Retrieved 25 January 2012.