Albion-class ship of the line (1842) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Class overview |
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Name: | Albion |
Operators: | Royal Navy |
Preceded by: | Rodney class |
Succeeded by: | None |
In service: | 6 September 1842 |
Planned: | 5 |
Completed: | 3 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Ship of the line |
Length |
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Beam | 54 ft 5 in (16.59 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Armament |
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Notes | Ships in class include: Albion, Aboukir, Exmouth |
The Albion-class ships of the line were a class of two-deck 90-gun second rates, designed for the Royal Navy by Sir William Symonds. The first two were originally ordered in March 1840 as 80-gun ships of the Vanguard class, but were re-ordered to a new design of 90 guns some three months later. Three more ships to this design were ordered in March 1840, but two of these (Princess Royal and Hannibal) were re-ordered to fresh designs in 1847.
Ships
- Builder: Plymouth Dockyard
- Ordered: 18 March 1839
- Launched: 6 September 1842
- Fate: Broken up, 1884
- Builder: Plymouth Dockyard
- Ordered: 18 March 1839
- Launched: 4 April 1848
- Fate: Broken up, 1878
- Builder: Plymouth Dockyard
- Ordered: 12 March 1840
- Launched: 12 July 1854
- Fate: Broken up, 1905
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