HMS Albemarle (1680)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Albemarle and HMS Union.

History
Royal Navy EnsignGreat Britain
NameHMS Albemarle
BuilderBetts, Harwich
Launched29 October 1680
RenamedHMS Union, 1704
FateBroken up, 1749
General characteristics as built[1]
Class and type90-gun second rate ship of the line
Tons burthen1395 bm
Length162 ft (49.4 m) (gundeck)
Beam44 ft 4 in (13.5 m)
Depth of hold19 ft 7.5 in (6.0 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament90 guns of various weights of shot
General characteristics after 1704 rebuild[2]
Class and type90-gun second rate ship of the line
Tons burthen1557 bm
Length163 ft 6 in (49.8 m) (gundeck)
Beam45 ft (13.7 m)
Depth of hold18 ft 4 in (5.6 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament90 guns of various weights of shot
General characteristics after 1726 rebuild[3]
Class and type1719 Establishment 90-gun second rate ship of the line
Tons burthen1578 bm
Length164 ft (50.0 m) (gundeck)
Beam47 ft 2 in (14.4 m)
Depth of hold18 ft 10 in (5.7 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • 90 guns:
  • Gundeck: 26 × 32-pounders
  • Middle gundeck: 26 × 18-pounders
  • Upper gundeck: 26 × 9-pounders
  • Quarterdeck: 10 × 6-pounders
  • Forecastle: 2 × 6-pounders

HMS Albemarle was a 90-gun second rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 29 October 1680 at Harwich.[1][4]

She was rebuilt in 1704 at Chatham Dockyard, remaining a 90-gun second rater. She was also renamed HMS Union at this time.[2] She underwent a second rebuild at Chatham, from where she was relaunched on 8 February 1726 as a 90-gun second rater built to the 1719 Establishment.[3]

Union was broken up in 1749.[3]

  1. ^ a b Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 162.
  2. ^ a b Lavery The Ship of the Line; vol. 1, p. 166.
  3. ^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 169.
  4. ^ "British Second Rate ship of the line 'Albemarle' (1680)". Threedecks. Retrieved 27 August 2019.