HMS Albion (1802)
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| Name: | HMS Albion |
| Ordered: | 24 June 1800 |
| Builder: | Perry, Wells & Green, Blackwall Yard |
| Laid down: | June 1800 |
| Launched: | 17 June 1802 |
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| Fate: | Broken up, 1836 |
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| Class and type: | Fame-class ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1740 32⁄94 bm |
| Length: | 175 ft (53 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 47 ft 6 in (14.48 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 20 ft 6 in (6.25 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
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HMS Albion was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy. She was launched at Perry's Blackwall Yard on the Thames on 17 June 1802. She was broken up at Chatham Dockyard in 1836.
In May 1803 she was under the command of Captain John Ferrier and joined Admiral Cornwallis' fleet, which was blockading the vital French naval port of Brest. Albion was among the vessels of the squadron that shared in the proceeds of the capture of:
Albion was soon detached from the fleet to deploy to the Indian Ocean where she was to remain for several years.
Albion and Sceptre left Rio de Janeiro on 13 October, escorting Lord Melville, Earl Spencer, Princess Mary, Northampton, Anna, Ann, Glory, and Essex. They were in company with the 74-gun third rate ships of the line HMS Russell, and the fourth rate HMS Grampus. Three days later Albion and Scepter separated from the rest of the ships.
On 21 December 1803, Albion and Sceptre captured the French privateer Clarisse at 1°18′S 95°20′E / 1.300°S 95.333°E in the eastern Indian Ocean. Clarisse was armed with 12 guns and had a crew of 157 men. She had sailed from Isle de France (Mauritius) on 24 November with provisions for a six-month cruise to the Bay of Bengal. At the time of her capture she had not captured anything.Albion, Sceptre, and Clarisse arrived at Madras on 8 January 1804.
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