USS Albany (1846)
Lithograph of USS Albany by Nathaniel Currier
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| Name: | Albany |
| Namesake: | Albany, New York |
| Builder: | New York Navy Yard |
| Laid down: | 1843 |
| Launched: | 27 June 1846 |
| Commissioned: | 6 November 1846 |
| Homeport: | Naval Yard Warrington |
| Fate: | Lost at sea, last seen 28 or 29 September 1854 |
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| Type: | Sloop of war |
| Tons burthen: | 1,042 |
| Length: | 147 ft 11 in (45.1 m) (p/p) |
| Beam: | 38 ft 6 in (11.7 m) |
| Draft: | 17 ft 9 in (5.4 m) |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged |
| Speed: | 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) |
| Complement: | 210 officers and enlisted men |
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USS Albany, the first United States Navy ship of that name, was built in the 1840s for the US Navy. The ship was among the last of the wooden sloops powered by sail and saw extensive service in the Mexican War. Before and after her combat service, Albany conducted surveillance and observation missions throughout the Caribbean. In September 1854, during a journey along the coast of Venezuela, the Albany was lost with all hands on 28 or 29 September 1854. Included among the 250 men lost were several sons and grandsons of politically prominent men.
Albany was one of a group of eight full-rigged, three-masted wooden sloops built in the early 1840s that were the last American sailing sloops to be commissioned. The ship measured 147 feet 11 inches (45.1 m) long between perpendiculars and she had a beam of 38 feet 6 inches (11.7 m). Albany had a draft of 17 feet 9 inches (5.4 m) and had a tonnage of 1042 tons burthen. The ship had a crew of 210 officers and enlisted men. She could maintain a speed of 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph).Albany could mount up to four 8-inch (203 mm) shell guns and eighteen 32-pounder (15 kg) cannon. By 1853, she was armed with six 8-inch guns and sixteen 32-pounder cannon.
The ship's keel was laid down in 1843 at the New York Navy Yard; she was launched on 27 June 1846, and commissioned on 6 November, with Captain Samuel Livingston Breese in command. Her construction was accelerated so she would be complete for the impending war with Mexico. Although she could carry 22 guns, Albany sailed with only 20.
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