HMS Albemarle
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Several ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Albemarle after George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle (sometimes the spelling Albermarle is seen).
- HMS Albemarle was a ship in service in 1664. Nothing more is known.
- HMS Albemarle was a 6-gun fire ship purchased and destroyed in 1667.
- HMS Albemarle was a 90-gun second-rate ship of the line launched in 1680, renamed Union in 1709, rebuilt in 1726 and broken up in 1749.
- HMS Albemarle was a 28-gun sixth-rate captured from the French in 1779 during the American Revolutionary War. She was commanded by Horatio Nelson in 1781 (his first command) serving on the North American Station. She was sold in 1784.
- HMS Albemarle was a Duncan-class battleship launched in 1901. She served in World War I and was broken up in 1919.
[edit] References
- Colledge, J. J. and Warlow, Ben (2006). Ships of the Royal Navy: the complete record of all fighting ships of the Royal Navy, Rev. ed., London: Chatham. ISBN 9781861762818. OCLC 67375475.
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