 Her Majesty's Ship Albion entering the Bosphorus after the action of 17 October 1854. |
| Class overview |
|---|
| 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 |
- 205 ft 6 in (62.6 m) (gundeck)
- 170 ft 4 in (51.9 m) (keel)
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| Beam | 54 ft 5 in (16.59 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Armament |
- 90 guns:
- Gundeck: 28 × 32-pounders, 4 × 68-pounder carronades
- Upper gundeck: 26 × 32-pounders, 6 × 8 in (203.2 mm)
- Quarterdeck: 16 × 32-pounders, 2 × 8 in (203.2 mm)
- Forecastle: 8 × 32-pounders
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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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