HMS Albion (1842)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Albion.

HMS Albion entering the Bosphorus, partially dismasted after the action of 17 October 1854.
History
Royal Navy EnsignUnited Kingdom
NameHMS Albion
Ordered21 June 1839
BuilderPlymouth Dockyard
Laid down13 August 1839
Launched6 September 1842
Completed23 January 1844
FateBroken up, 1884
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeAlbion-class ship of the line
Displacement4,000 tons (4064.2 tonnes)
Tons burthen3,111 tons bm
Length204 ft (62 m) (gundeck)
Beam60 ft 2.5 in (18.352 m)
Depth of hold23 ft 8 in (7.21 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement800 officers and men
Armament
  • 90 guns:
  • Gundeck: 28 × 32-pounders, 4 × 68-pounder carronades
  • Upper gundeck: 26 × 32-pounders, 6 × 8 in shell guns (203.2 mm)
  • Quarterdeck: 16 × 32-pounders, 2 × 8 in shell guns (203.2 mm)
  • Forecastle: 8 × 32-pounders

HMS Albion was a 90-gun second-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy. Ordered in 1839, she was built at Plymouth Dockyard, launched on 6 September 1842, and completed on 23 January 1844.[2] Albion was designed by Sir William Symonds,[1] was the only ship of her class to ever serve as a sailing ship, and the last British two-decker to be completed and enter service without a steam engine. She was the name ship of a class of three second rates—the others being Aboukir and Exmouth.

  1. ^ a b Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 191.
  2. ^ Lyon, David; Winfield, Rif (2004). The Sail & Steam List. London: Chatham Publishing. p. 94. ISBN 1-86176-032-9.