Albion (1792 ship)

History
United Kingdom
Name: Albion
Namesake: Albion
Owner: F. W. Hurry
Builder: F. W. Hurry, Newcastle upon Tyne[1]
Launched: 1792
Fate: Destroyed December 1807
General characteristics
Tons burthen: 430,[2] or 430 63⁄94[1], or 501[3][4] (bm)
Length: 109 ft 4 in (33.3 m) (overall); 86 ft 9 1⁄2 in (26.5 m) (keel)[2]
Beam: 30 ft 6 1⁄2 in (9.3 m)[2]
Depth of hold: 12 ft 11 in (3.9 m)[2]
Propulsion: Sail
Complement:
Armament:
  • 14 × 6&4-pounder guns[3]
  • 12 × 6-pounder + 2 × 4-pounder guns[4]
  • 30 guns[2]
Notes: Three decks

Albion was launched at Newcastle upon Tyne in 1792.

Albion made one voyage for the EIC as an "extra" (chartered) ship. The EIC had Perry measure and repair her in 1797. Captain John Parson received a letter of marque 17 March 1797.[3] Parson (or Pearson) sailed from the Downs on 24 May, bound for Bengal. She arrived at Calcutta on 5 September. Homeward-bound, she was at Culpee on 28 October and then at Saugor on 3 December. She reached the Cape on 14 February 1798 and St Helena on 4 March, before arriving at Blackwall on 19 June.[2]

In 1799 Albion was sent out to Calcutta to trade within the Far East.[1]

Fate

A fire in December destroyed Albion at Canton, China. She was carrying a valuable cargo of silks and dollars.[5]

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